A Dhaka court Thursday refused to accept a bail appeal for former prime minister Khaleda Zia in GATCO corruption case taken under the cover of emergency powers rules (EPR), reports bdnews24.com.
Dhaka metropolitan senior special judge M Azizul Haque asked her lawyers to submit the written statement to the High Court (HC).
Khaleda's lawyer advocate Sanaullah Miah submitted the petition at 9:15 am.
A case was filed against Khaleda on September 2 with Tejgaon Police Station, charging the BNP chief with abusing authority as prime minister in awarding business firm GATCO container-handling contracts at Chittagong Port and Kamalapur Inland Container Depot.
Khaleda and her younger son Arafat Rahman Coco were arrested from their home on September 3 and produced before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's (CMM) Court for Dhaka.
Both were sent to jail after the court had rejected a bail appeal filed by her lawyers.
On September 12, the lawyers moved the CMM's Court for her bail again.
Magistrate Jalal Ahmed rejected the appeal on the grounds that his court was not legally authorised to hear it since the case had been brought under EPR.
Court refuses to accept Khaleda's bail appeal
FE Team | Published: September 21, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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