Detained former state minister for power Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku along with his family was indicted Sunday by the makeshift special judge's court for corruption, reports UNB.
The court fixed July 23 for commencing their trial on charge of possessing ill-gotten wealth.
On March 21, the Anti-corru ption Commission (ACC) filed the case accusing Tuku along with his wife, son and daughter of amassing wealth worth over Tk 49.6 million (4.96 crore), "disproportionate to their known sources of income".
The detained family members of Tuku, all brought before the court amid tight security, are his wife Romana Hassan Mahmood, son Abed Hassan Mahmood and daughter Sarah Hassan Mahmood.
All the accused standing in the dock pleaded not guilty and sought justice when judge M Ashraf Hossain read out the charges to them.
Earlier in the day, the same court set up at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban for trying high-profile corruption suspects, framed charges against Tuku in another case in connection with tax evasion and set July 19 for commencing trial with testimonies by the prosecution witnesses.
Iqbal Hassan, his family indicted for corruption
FE Team | Published: July 16, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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