[ALOCHONA] Gen. Moeen influenced clearing Ershad of gold smuggling charges?

Sub: Gen. Moeen influenced clearing Ershad of gold smuggling charges?

 

There was absolutely no doubt in anyone's mind that military backed regime of Moeenuddin-Masududdin do not want to jail there one time boss autocrat Gen. Ershad. Both of them are also the beneficiary of Ershad regime.

 

Today, court gave verdict clearing Ershad of gold smuggling charges. First additional sessions judge Md Abul Bashar handed down the verdict, which had been deferred several times earlier.

 

Court sources says there are rumor all around the court that autocrat Gen. Ershad was found guilty but government was forcing judge Abul Bashar to declare him not guilty which he declined and rejected until today. The verdict readout was canceled six times earlier and government mounted pressure on judge to give-up and do what he has been asked to do. Today judge delivered the verdict as Moeenuddin's DGFI directed.

 

It's just another sad day for Bangladesh judiciary which went through marching military bandits boot so many times until now since 1975.

 

Time will come when Moeen-Masud and all other clowns of DGFI have to stand on trial for forging the national interest.

 

Shamim Chowdhury

 

 

 

 

Ershad cleared of gold smuggling charges  
Tue, Sep 18th, 2007 3:13 pm BdST 
 
Dhaka, Sept 18 (bdnews24.com) – A Dhaka court Tuesday cleared former president HM Ershad of charges in the Gold Smuggling Case.

First additional sessions judge Md Abul Bashar handed down the verdict, which had been deferred several times earlier.

 

"I have got justice," Ershad, chief of Jatiya Party, told bdnews24.com in his instant reaction.

Ershad's lawyer Sheikh Sirajul Islam said: "The verdict has proved that the judiciary works independently."

 

"The then BNP government filed the case with a political motive. The eight witnesses on behalf of the state could not say anything about Ershad's involvement in the case," he added.

 

Immigration officials seized gold worth Tk 2.4 crore from two foreigners' luggage at Zia International Airport on July 16 1990.

Customs and VAT inspector Md Zakaria filed a case with the Airport Police Station.

Ershad was not named in the case, nor was he included in the first chargesheet submitted to court.

 

The police pressed charges against Ershad in a supplementary chargesheet, submitted to court on Aug 31 1991.

The judge Tuesday said the accused person was acquitted of the charges as nothing was proved against him beyond doubt under the Special Powers Act.

 

Ershad appeared in court shortly after 10 in the morning, accompanied by party colleagues Anisul Islam Mahmud, ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader, Syed Abu Hossain Babla and Zia Uddin Bablu.

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