Ex-Justice Manik shown arrested in ACC case

Former Justice Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik has been shown arrested in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) under the Money Laundering and Acquisition Act, reports BSS.

He is an accused in the case for his alleged involvement in acquiring wealth beyond his sources of income, said an ACC source.

The Investigating Officer (IO) of the case produced him before the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court on Monday. After the hearing, Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Faiz granted the application to show him arrested in the case.

Subsequently, the court ordered him to be sent to jail in connection with the case.

Earlier, ACC Deputy Assistant Director Papon Kumar Shah filed a case on September 11.