HBM Iqbal gets 13 years on graft charges
Wednesday, 12 March 2008
A special court dealing with graft cases Tuesday sentenced former Awami League lawmaker HBM Iqbal to 13 years in prison on two counts of charges, reports bdnews24.com.
Iqbal was sentenced to 10 years for accumulating wealth illegally and to three years more for submitting a false wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The two sentences will run consecutively.
Judge Md Feroz Alam of Special Judge's Court-1 also fined Iqbal Tk 5.0 million (50 lakh) and ordered that in case of failure to pay the fine, the convict would serve one more year in jail.
The court also jailed Iqbal's wife Momtaz Begum Doly, their two sons Moyeen Iqbal and Imran Iqbal and daughter Nowrin Iqbal to three years in jail each for illegally amassing wealth.
The AL leader's wife, two sons and daughter were also ordered to pay Tk 100 thousand each or serve another month in jail.
All of the accused are currently on the run.
Iqbal was convicted of concealing wealth worth Tk 106.1 million (10.61 crore) in the wealth statement he had submitted to the ACC. He was also found guilty of amassing wealth worth Tk 23 million beyond his known sources of income.
His wife assisted him in amassing the wealth.
Moyeen Iqbal and Imran Iqbal were found guilty of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 675 thousand each, while Nowrin Iqbal illegally acquired Tk 15.3 million.
The verdict was originally scheduled on March 4 but was deferred because the judge was on leave.
Iqbal was sentenced to 10 years for accumulating wealth illegally and to three years more for submitting a false wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The two sentences will run consecutively.
Judge Md Feroz Alam of Special Judge's Court-1 also fined Iqbal Tk 5.0 million (50 lakh) and ordered that in case of failure to pay the fine, the convict would serve one more year in jail.
The court also jailed Iqbal's wife Momtaz Begum Doly, their two sons Moyeen Iqbal and Imran Iqbal and daughter Nowrin Iqbal to three years in jail each for illegally amassing wealth.
The AL leader's wife, two sons and daughter were also ordered to pay Tk 100 thousand each or serve another month in jail.
All of the accused are currently on the run.
Iqbal was convicted of concealing wealth worth Tk 106.1 million (10.61 crore) in the wealth statement he had submitted to the ACC. He was also found guilty of amassing wealth worth Tk 23 million beyond his known sources of income.
His wife assisted him in amassing the wealth.
Moyeen Iqbal and Imran Iqbal were found guilty of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 675 thousand each, while Nowrin Iqbal illegally acquired Tk 15.3 million.
The verdict was originally scheduled on March 4 but was deferred because the judge was on leave.