SC cancels bail to Hasina
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
The Supreme Court (SC) Monday cancelled Sheikh Hasina's bail granted by the High Court (HC) in a case that charges her with taking Tk 30 million ( Tk 3.0 crore) in bribe from a power company during her days as prime minister and using it to buy a building for Bangabandhu Memorial Trust, report agencies.
A seven-judge full hierarchy of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice M Ruhul Amin, passed the orders of stay on the bail as well as on the case proceedings.
The court also directed both the litigants to get the rule resolved in the High Court.
On Nov 4, the High Court, following a writ petition, had granted bail to Sheikh Hasina and stayed the case proceedings against her.
The High Court also had issued rule on the ACC and the government to explain why placing the case under the ambit of the Emergency Powers Rules 'should not be declared illegal'.
On September 2, the ACC filed the case against Sheikh Hasina and six others on charge of their involvement in Tk 30 million kickback on the deal.
ACC Deputy Director Sabbir Hassan filed the case with the Tejgaon Police Station.
The complainants have it that Hasina, while in power, and six others, through mutual understanding and use of influence, helped a foreign company and its local partners win a deal for setting up a 100 megawatt (mw) barge-mounted power plant in Khulna.
Hasina, arrested on July 16 under a political purge in the interim period, is facing a litany of litigations, including graft cases involving MIG-29 warplane and frigate purchases, Meghnaghat Power Plant, and appointment of consultant for the BEPZA (Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority).
A seven-judge full hierarchy of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice M Ruhul Amin, passed the orders of stay on the bail as well as on the case proceedings.
The court also directed both the litigants to get the rule resolved in the High Court.
On Nov 4, the High Court, following a writ petition, had granted bail to Sheikh Hasina and stayed the case proceedings against her.
The High Court also had issued rule on the ACC and the government to explain why placing the case under the ambit of the Emergency Powers Rules 'should not be declared illegal'.
On September 2, the ACC filed the case against Sheikh Hasina and six others on charge of their involvement in Tk 30 million kickback on the deal.
ACC Deputy Director Sabbir Hassan filed the case with the Tejgaon Police Station.
The complainants have it that Hasina, while in power, and six others, through mutual understanding and use of influence, helped a foreign company and its local partners win a deal for setting up a 100 megawatt (mw) barge-mounted power plant in Khulna.
Hasina, arrested on July 16 under a political purge in the interim period, is facing a litany of litigations, including graft cases involving MIG-29 warplane and frigate purchases, Meghnaghat Power Plant, and appointment of consultant for the BEPZA (Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority).