SC ends hearing on Hasina's appeal to halt Mig-29 case
Friday, 14 March 2008
The Appellate Division completed an appeal hearing Thursday against a High Court verdict that had scrapped a petition by Sheikh Hasina for halting trial of a graft case involving the purchase of Mig-29 warplanes during her tenure.
The full-bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Md Ruhul Amin ended the proceedings but did not specify any date for the verdict, reports bdnews24.com.
Hasina's counsel Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh said the verdict could come any day.
Taposh said they sought the attention of the Supreme Court on the matter so that the proceedings of the graft case should remain halted in the trial court.
"The court has asked to be informed whether the trial court makes any move on the case before a verdict on the appeal comes," he said.
On September 6, 2007, the High Court scrapped a petition by Hasina seeking to halt the case proceedings in the trial court.
Hasina's appeal against the High Court order was accepted by the Appellate Division on March 9.
The other accused in the case have also appealed separately against the High Court order to allow proceedings of the case to continue in the trial court.
Abdullah Al Zahid, an official with the now-defunct Bureau of Anti-corruption, filed the case on December 11, 2001, accusing Hasina of corruption involving the purchase of eight Mig-29 war jets during her term as prime minister.
The full-bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Md Ruhul Amin ended the proceedings but did not specify any date for the verdict, reports bdnews24.com.
Hasina's counsel Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh said the verdict could come any day.
Taposh said they sought the attention of the Supreme Court on the matter so that the proceedings of the graft case should remain halted in the trial court.
"The court has asked to be informed whether the trial court makes any move on the case before a verdict on the appeal comes," he said.
On September 6, 2007, the High Court scrapped a petition by Hasina seeking to halt the case proceedings in the trial court.
Hasina's appeal against the High Court order was accepted by the Appellate Division on March 9.
The other accused in the case have also appealed separately against the High Court order to allow proceedings of the case to continue in the trial court.
Abdullah Al Zahid, an official with the now-defunct Bureau of Anti-corruption, filed the case on December 11, 2001, accusing Hasina of corruption involving the purchase of eight Mig-29 war jets during her term as prime minister.