The Appellate Division has acquitted BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman from a seven-year sentence in a case filed on charges of money laundering to Singapore.
The Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, delivered the verdict on Thursday.
During the hearing, senior lawyers SM Shahjahan, Sheikh Mohammad Zakir Hossain and lawyer Sabbir Hamza Chowdhury stood for the accused, while senior lawyer Asif Hasan represented the ACC.
The case was filed by the ACC on October 26, 2009, at the Cantonment Police Station in the capital.
Subsequently, the ACC filed a charge sheet accusing Tarique Rahman on July 6, 2010.
On August 8, 2011, the court framed charges against the accused.
The court heard testimony from 13 witnesses in total, with FBI Agent Debra Leprovet serving as a witness beyond the charge sheet.
Bd-pratidin English/ Afia
