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DHAKA, Dec 05, 2024 (BSS)- The High Court today acquitted businessman Gias Uddin Al Mamun from the charge of money laundering and scrapped a seven-year conviction given by the trial court on the charge.

The High Court bench comprising Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hosain gave this order following an appeal filed by Gias Uddin Al Mamun.
Barrister Omar Sadat and Advocate Sabbir Hamja moved for Gias Uddin Al Mamun before the court where Advocate Asif Hossain was present on behalf of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

The ACC filed the money laundering case against Gias Uddin Al Maun with Cantonment Thana on September 22 in 2011. Deputy Director (DD) of the ACC Md Ibrahim submitted charge sheet against him on April 26 in 2012. On October 31, the court framed charges against Mamun rejecting his appeal for relieving from the charge. 

Nine prosecution witnesses out of 10 gave their depositions before the court during the trial.
    
Abu Syed Diljar Hossain, Judge of the Special Judge Court number-3 after completing the trial process convicted Gias Uddin Al Maun for seven years imprisonment on April 24 in 2019. The court also fined him amounting Taka 12 crore for the same.  

The court also confiscated 44,610.08 British pound sterling equivalent to Taka 6,01,57,762 in Bangladesh currency that was in the account Gias Uddin Al Mamun with NatWest Bank of London. 

Later, Gias Uddin Al Mamun filed an appeal before the High Court against the judgment of the trial court.

Gias Uddin Al Mamun was arrested by police on January 30 in 2007 and finally released from the court on August 6 this year after serving 17 years in jail.