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DHAKA, Dec 12, 2024 (BSS) - The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC)
today upheld a High Court (HC) verdict that had acquitted businessman Gias
Uddin Al Mamun of corruption charges in a case lodged by the Anti-Corruption
Commission (ACC).

The Appellate Division full bench headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed
passed the order, allowing a review petition filed by Mamun.

"The High Court had acquitted Gias Uddin Al Mamun of the charges. The ACC
filed an appeal with the Appellate Division against that verdict and the apex
court after hearing the ACC plea, had ordered to hear the case afresh at the
High Court. My client filed a review petition against the Appellate Division
order," said Mamun's counsel Sabbir Hamza Chowdhury.

The ACC on May 8, 2007, filed the case with the Cantonment Police Station as
Mamun failed to submit his wealth statement.

The anti-graft body had brought charges of amassing illegal wealth of Taka
101.73 crore. On March 27, 2008, the concerned lower court convicted and
sentenced Gias Uddin Al Mamun to 10-year jail and fined him Taka 10 lakh.