GK Shamim: Court sets Sept 25 for arms case verdict

Court Correspondent :
A tribunal here today fixed September 25 to pronounce the verdict in an arms case filed against SM Golam Kibria Shamim, known as GK Shamim, and his seven bodyguards.
Judge Sheikh Samidul Islam of the Special Tribunal-4 of Dhaka fixed the date after the submission of arguments from
both the sides today. The seven bodyguards are Md Jahidul Islam, Md Shahidul Islam, Md Kamal Hossain, Md Samsad Hossain, Md Aminul Islam, Md Delwar Hossain and Md Murad Hossain.
During today’s arguments, Shamim and his seven bodyguards, now in jail, were produced in the court.
Earlier, the tribunal recorded statements of 10 prosecution witnesses, including the complainant of the case.
On January 28, 2020, the court framed charges against Shamim and seven others.
RAB Sub-Inspector Shekhor Chandra Mollick, Investigation Officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet of the case on October 27 the same year.
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members on September 20 of 2019 arrested Shamim on the charges of extortion and tender manipulation.
Later, RAB also arrested Shamim’s seven bodyguards.