ACC seeks cancellation of bail granted to bdnews24.com Editor-in-Chief Khalidi
Staff Reporter :
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a leave to appeal petition with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of a High Court order that granted anticipatory bail to bdnews24.com’s Editor-in-Chief Toufique Imrose Khalidi for eight weeks in a case filed on charge of amassing money beyond known sources of income.
After primary hearing, chamber judge of the
Appellate Division, Justice Md Nuruzzaman, sent the petition to the full bench and fixed September 21 for detail hearing on it.
Advocate Abdul Matin Khasru, Advocate AM Amin Uddin and Advocate Momtaz Uddin Ahmed (Mehedi) took part in the hearing on behalf of Khalidi, while advocate Khurshid Alam Khan represented the ACC.
Earlier on August 26 this year, the High Court granted anticipatory bail to bdnews24.com’s Editor-in-Chief Toufique Imrose Khalidi for eight weeks in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The High Court bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order after hearing a bail petition filed by Khalildi in the case.
The ACC filed the case against him on July 30 this year on charge of amassing money beyond known sources of income.
The case story is that Khalidi deposited Tk 420 million into different bank accounts after receiving the money “through fraud [and] in an illegal way by creating fake documents”.
But the ACC case dossier itself said that the money came through the sale of company shares owned by bdnews24.com and Khalidi, and it was indeed the same money deposited in the accounts of four banks.
Khalidi, who consistently denies the allegation of corruption, told the media at the beginning of the ACC investigation that bdnews24.com did stories that “hurt a very powerful lobby”, and are “paying the price” for what he believes is good, exemplary journalism done by his colleagues.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a leave to appeal petition with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of a High Court order that granted anticipatory bail to bdnews24.com’s Editor-in-Chief Toufique Imrose Khalidi for eight weeks in a case filed on charge of amassing money beyond known sources of income.
After primary hearing, chamber judge of the
Appellate Division, Justice Md Nuruzzaman, sent the petition to the full bench and fixed September 21 for detail hearing on it.
Advocate Abdul Matin Khasru, Advocate AM Amin Uddin and Advocate Momtaz Uddin Ahmed (Mehedi) took part in the hearing on behalf of Khalidi, while advocate Khurshid Alam Khan represented the ACC.
Earlier on August 26 this year, the High Court granted anticipatory bail to bdnews24.com’s Editor-in-Chief Toufique Imrose Khalidi for eight weeks in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The High Court bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order after hearing a bail petition filed by Khalildi in the case.
The ACC filed the case against him on July 30 this year on charge of amassing money beyond known sources of income.
The case story is that Khalidi deposited Tk 420 million into different bank accounts after receiving the money “through fraud [and] in an illegal way by creating fake documents”.
But the ACC case dossier itself said that the money came through the sale of company shares owned by bdnews24.com and Khalidi, and it was indeed the same money deposited in the accounts of four banks.
Khalidi, who consistently denies the allegation of corruption, told the media at the beginning of the ACC investigation that bdnews24.com did stories that “hurt a very powerful lobby”, and are “paying the price” for what he believes is good, exemplary journalism done by his colleagues.
