DIG Mizan gets 3yrs jail, Basir 8yrs in graft case

A Dhaka court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced suspended deputy inspector general (DIG) of police Mizanur Rahman to three-year imprisonment and suspended director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Khandaker Enamul Basir to 8-year jail in a case lodged over leaking official information and taking bribes.

Judge Sheikh Nazmul Alam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 pronounced the judgement in presence of both the convicts and sent them to jail with convict warrants.

The court found Mizanur guilty under sections 165 (a) and 109 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

 The court also found Khandaker Enamul Basir guilty under section 161 of the CrPC, section 5(2) of money laundering prevention act and Anti-Corruption Act.

He was sentenced to three-year imprisonment under section 161 and sentenced to five-year imprisonment and fined Tk 80 lakh under money laundering prevention act. Both the sentences would run concurrently.

On February 10, the court set today to pronounce the judgement after the conclusion of closing arguments by both the prosecution and defence.

The anti-graft body on January 24, pleaded for the highest penalty for the two accused in the case. The accused on January 3 had pleaded not guilty in their statements in self-defence in the case.

The court on March 18, 2020, framed charges against the two accused in the case.

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Qayesh on February 9, 2020, accepted the charge sheet and had transferred the case for further proceedings to Dhaka Special Judge Court-4.

ACC Director Sheikh Mohammad Fanafilya on January 19, 2020, filed the charge sheet against the duo for allegedly leaking information and taking bribes.

The anti-graft body on July 16, 2019, filed the case with its Dhaka district coordination office-1.