HC asks Saifur to surrender to trial court
Wednesday, 8 October 2008
The High Court (HC) Tuesday asked former finance minister Saifur Rahman, charge-sheeted along with ex-Premier Khaleda Zia in the Barapukuria coalmine graft case, to surrender to and seek bail from the trial court within four weeks, reports UNB.
Passing the order, an HC division bench comprising Justice AKM Fazlur Rahman and Justice Sheikh Abdul Awal directed the law to "refrain from arresting or harassing" him in the meantime.
The HC orders came following a petition filed by the BNP stalwart apprehending arrest and sought bail on surrender, as the trial court Monday issued arrest warrants against him and eight other charge-sheeted accused in the graft case.
Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge M Azizul Huq Monday, a day after accepting the charge sheet in the case submitted by the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC), passed the orders.
Passing the order, an HC division bench comprising Justice AKM Fazlur Rahman and Justice Sheikh Abdul Awal directed the law to "refrain from arresting or harassing" him in the meantime.
The HC orders came following a petition filed by the BNP stalwart apprehending arrest and sought bail on surrender, as the trial court Monday issued arrest warrants against him and eight other charge-sheeted accused in the graft case.
Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge M Azizul Huq Monday, a day after accepting the charge sheet in the case submitted by the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC), passed the orders.