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4-month HC stay on several graft, extortion cases

Staff Correspondent
The High Court (HC) yesterday stayed for four months the proceedings of corruption and extortion cases against former health minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain, former state minister Aman UUah Aman, Khulna City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Tayebur Rahamn, and former BRTC chairman Taimur Alam Khandker.
The court also stayed the proceedings of the graft cases against Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) Mayor Mizanur Rahman Minu's wife Salma Rahman and Barisal City Corporation (BCC) Mayor Mujibur Rahman Sarwar's wife Syeda Nasima Sarwar.
After hearing separate petitions filed by the accused, a HC bench comprising Justice Sharif Uddin Chaklader and Justice Md Emdadul Haque Azad issued separate rules upon the government and the AntiCorruption Commission (ACO to explain within four weeks as to why the cases against the petitioners should be quashed.
Barrister Mahbubuddin Khokon, one of the counsels for the petitioners, told the court that the ACC did not follow due process of the law and rules while it was filing the cases against the petitioners. So, the trial proceedings of the cases became invalid.
Shafiul Alam, assistant director of the ACC, filed a case with Ramna Police Station against Khandker Mosharraf Hossain and his wife Bilkis Akter Hossaion on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 12.51 crore and concealing information about Tk 3.11 crore. The ACC filed an extortion case against Aman Ullah Aman and his wife Sabera Aman with Gulshan Police Station on June 27,2007.
The anti-corruption watchdog filed an extortion case against Sheikh Tayebur Rahman on November 7, 2007 with Khulna Police Station.
On August 19, 2007, the commission filed a case with Paltan Police Station against former BTRC chairman Taimur Alam Khandker for alleged corruption in distributing 200 CNG cars in 2002
The ACC on July 17 last year filed a case with Kotwali Police Station in Rajshahi, accusing the RCC mayor of amassing illegal wealth worth over Tk 78 lakh and his wife Salma Rahman of abettingher husband.
On October 31 last year, deputy director of the ACC Barisal office AKM Fazlul Huq filed a case with Kotwali Police Station against Mujibur Rahman Sarwar and his wife Syeda Nasima Sarwar for accumulating wealth worth Tk 9.92 crore illegally and concealing information about over Tk 3.85 crore.
Mosharraf. Aman, Toycbur, Taimur, Salma and Nasima Sarwar had earlier filed separate petitions with the HC for quashing the cases filed against them.
On separate bail petitions, the High Court recently granted anticipatory bail to Salma Rahman and Nasima Sarwar in the cases.