DHAKA, Sept 16, 2020 (BSS) – Two employees of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today testified in a graft case against suspended deputy inspector general (DIG) of police Mizanur Rahman and suspended ACC director Khandaker Enamul Basir.
ACC staff Jillur Rahman and ASM Abu Jafar Biswas testified at Dhaka Special Judge Court 4 and were cross-examined by the defence afterwards. After their cross-examination, Judge Sheikh Nazmul Alam adjourned the hearing till October 7.
Four prosecution witnesses out of the total 17 have so far testified in the case.
The court on March 18 framed charges in the case against the two accused.
Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Qayes on February 9 accepted the charge-sheet and transferred the case for further proceedings to Dhaka Special Judge Court 4.
ACC Director Sheikh Mohammad Fanafilya on January 19 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 under the Money Laundering Prevention Act.
Both the officials were suspended from their respected agencies after the allegations of taking and giving bribes were lodged against them.
Mizanur leaked a couple of audio clips, saying he has given Taka 40 lakh as bribe to Khandaker Enamul Basir to suppress the graft allegations brought against him.