Zia Trust case
SC allows to cross-examine Investigation Officer
Staff Reporter :
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday accepted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s plea for further cross-examination of the testimony of the investigation officer in the Zia Charitable Trust fund embezzlement case.
A five-member bench headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha granted Khaleda’s another
plea to examine the case diary about the investigation. The court also directed the trial court to complete the cross-examination by its next hearing on October 6.
Senior lawyer AJ Mohammad Ali and Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon took part in the hearing for Khaleda, while advocate Khurshid Alam Khan stood for Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The court passed the order after hearing her appeals against the High Court order that had upheld the lower court decision rejecting the BNP chief’s petitions about the investigation officer’s cross-examination and examination of the case diary.
Now, the Special Judges Court-3 needs to recall Harunur Rashid, Investigation Officer (IO) and Deputy Assistant Director of Anti-Corruption Commission, in the court and to allow Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan to cross-examine him.
The trial court closed the hearing of both sides and set October 6 to quiz Khaleda Zia about the allegation. It deferred the hearing in the past on several occassions as her petitions about the case were pending with the Appellate Division.
The order came after hearing two separate leave to appeal petitions filed by Khaleda Zia, challenging the HC verdict that cleared the way for running the trial proceedings of the case at the trial court.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday accepted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s plea for further cross-examination of the testimony of the investigation officer in the Zia Charitable Trust fund embezzlement case.
A five-member bench headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha granted Khaleda’s another
plea to examine the case diary about the investigation. The court also directed the trial court to complete the cross-examination by its next hearing on October 6.
Senior lawyer AJ Mohammad Ali and Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon took part in the hearing for Khaleda, while advocate Khurshid Alam Khan stood for Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The court passed the order after hearing her appeals against the High Court order that had upheld the lower court decision rejecting the BNP chief’s petitions about the investigation officer’s cross-examination and examination of the case diary.
Now, the Special Judges Court-3 needs to recall Harunur Rashid, Investigation Officer (IO) and Deputy Assistant Director of Anti-Corruption Commission, in the court and to allow Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan to cross-examine him.
The trial court closed the hearing of both sides and set October 6 to quiz Khaleda Zia about the allegation. It deferred the hearing in the past on several occassions as her petitions about the case were pending with the Appellate Division.
The order came after hearing two separate leave to appeal petitions filed by Khaleda Zia, challenging the HC verdict that cleared the way for running the trial proceedings of the case at the trial court.