The state has filed an appeal seeking to stay the High Court’s acquittal of G K Shamim, a controversial contractor and former Jubo League leader, who was previously sentenced to 10 years in prison in a money laundering case linked to the casino scandal.
A hearing on this appeal may take place in the Appellate Division’s Chamber Court on Sunday, August 17, according to sources from the Attorney General’s Office.
Earlier, on August 7, a High Court bench comprising Justice ASM Abdul Mobin and Justice Zabid Hossain acquitted G K Shamim from the 10-year sentence in the money laundering case.
On July 17, 2023, a trial court sentenced G K Shamim to 10 years in prison in the money laundering case. Additionally, his seven bodyguards were each sentenced to four years of imprisonment.
In its observations, the trial court judge remarked, “Arms dealers, tender manipulators, and money launderers have no principles. They do not uphold any ideals.” Challenging this verdict, G K Shamim appealed to the High Court for acquittal, which was granted by the higher court.
On September 20, 2019, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) conducted raids at Shamim’s residence and office in Niketan, seizing eight firearms, a large number of bullets, fixed deposit receipts (FDRs) worth Tk 165 crore, Tk 1.81 crore in cash, a significant amount of foreign currency, and alcohol.
The following day, September 21, RAB-1’s Naib Subedar Mizanur Rahman filed a case under the Money Laundering Prevention Act at Gulshan Police Station. On August 4, 2020, Abu Saeed, Additional Superintendent of Police from CID’s Economic Crime Squad, submitted a charge sheet against eight individuals. The trial began on November 10, 2020.
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