ACC Cases
Proceedings cancelled against Falu, Hashem
The High Court yesterday cancelled the proceedings of two separate corruption cases filed against former BNP lawmakers Mosaddak Ali Falu and MA Hashem.
Delivering a verdict on two separate petitions, the court declared illegal the notices issued by the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) to Falu and Hashem, as those were sent to the accused while they were in jail in 2007.
The ACC had filed the cases in 2007 against Falu and Hashem on charges of amassing wealth illegally and concealing information about the wealth on the basis of the two notices.
The court, however, said the ACC can issue fresh notices to the two now in accordance with law.
The HC bench of Justice AKM Fazlur Rahman and Justice Krishna Debnath came up with the verdict after holding final hearing on the petitions filed by the former lawmakers for quashing the proceedings of the cases against them.
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