The Supreme Court (SC) Tuesday turned down a petition seeking the cancellation of a defamation case filed against former army chief Moeen U Ahmed, clearing the way for continuation of the case, reports UNB.
A 5-memeber Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice M Muzammel Hossain passed the order after hearing on a petition filed by Moyeen's lawyer.
Former BNP state minister for energy Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku filed the defamation case against the former army chief on September 8, 2009.
A petition was filed with a lower court seeking dismissal of the case on January 10, 2010, but the court rejected the petition.
The High Court (HC) also rejected Moeen's petition seeking cancellation of the case proceedings on January 24, 2010. Later, Moyeen's lawyer filed a petition with the Appellate Division of the SC.
At a programme at the National Parade Square on March 27, 2007, Moeen U Ahmed said corrupt politicians had looted and siphoned off at least Tk 2000 million (20,000 crore) of the energy sector during the tenure of the four-party government. Later, Hassan Mahmood filed a Tk 1.0 billion (100 crore) defamation case with Dhaka third joint district judge's court.
Mr Tuku's lawyer Barrister Mahbubuddin Khokon said now the case proceedings will continue at the lower court uninterruptedly following the order.
Defamation case against Moeen to continue: SC
FE Team | Published: February 19, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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