HC turns down bail pleas of ex-AL leaders Enu, Rupon
Thursday, 22 October 2020
The High Court (HC) rejected on Wednesday the bail petitions of former Awami League (AL) leaders Enamul Haque Enu and his brother Rupon Bhuiyan in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), report agencies.
The bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Ahmed Sohel turned down the bail petitions after hearing a rule.
Advocate Syed Mamun Mahbub stood for the petitioner while Advocate Khurshid Alam represented the ACC and Attorney General AM Amin Uddin and Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik stood for the state.
Manik said the two siblings did not get bail as the HC scraped the rule over their bail.
On September 15, the HC issued the rule asking the government to explain why the former Awami League leaders should not be granted bail in the case.
On June 15, Senior Special Judge AKM Imrul Kayesh rejected the bail petitions of the two brothers in the case. Later, they moved the HC.
On February 25, members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive recovered Tk 265.5 million in cash, FDRs worth Tk 51.5 million and different foreign currencies from a house belonging to Enamul and his brother Rupon in the city's Wari.
Earlier on January 13, they were arrested from a house in Subadda area of Keraniganj on the outskirts of the capital along with 12 mobile phone sets and Tk 4.0 million in cash.
Later, they were put on a four-day remand each in two money-laundering cases.