There are two ways open for former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed to move against the lower court order that ordered police to confiscate all the moveable and immovable properties of former IGP.
One is Benazir could move the High Court seeking a stay on the lower courts order an the other is that the former police chief could get relief through the final report of ACCs investigation.
Following the latest move by the ACC, now the ex-police chiefs lawyers are expected to move before the High Court seeking a stay on the lower court directive.
Talking to this correspondent, ACC lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan said that they would contest the legal fight, if the ex-police chief moves the High Court against the lower court order.
"We will contest, if the ex-police chief challenges the lower court order," Khurshid said.
In response to a query, he said the matter in now under investigation. Everything will clear after completing the ACCs investigation, he added.
Earlier on Thursday, Dhaka Court of Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Mohammed Ash-Shams Joglul Hossain ordered to freeze 33 financial accounts, including 27 bank accounts of former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed, to facilitate the proper investigation into graft allegations against him.
The court also ordered attaching the properties of the former IGP under 83 deeds in Coxs Bazar and Gopalganj districts, Advocate Khurshid Alam Khan, chief counsel of the Anti-Corruption Commission said.
The order came against an ACC petition that sought seizure of assets held by former IGP Benazir and his family members, as part of its investigation into allegations of illegal wealth accumulation against them.
The lawyer specified that they sought an order to seize the former IGPs land in Gopalganj and bank accounts held by him and his family members.
Earlier on March 31, a national daily, Kaler Kantho, published detailed reports on illegal wealth acquisition by the former IGP, and there were some follow-up reports in some other media outlets.
A report - titled Aladdins lamp in Benazirs house - brought to light an eco-resort built on about 1,400 bighas of land owned by Benazir Ahmeds family.
It also mentioned additional 800 bighas of land acquired next to the resort, shares in a five-star hotel, and a large apartment in the capitals Bashundhara area.
Later, several newspapers and electronic media have also reported on Benazir and his familys alleged amassing of illegal wealth.
The reports highlighted the lavish lifestyle of the Benazir family and his holding of shares in different companies.
In a Facebook post, Benazir, however, claimed the media reports about him amassing illegal wealth were false, distorted, and motivated.
My family and my name have been falsely mentioned in reports published in newspapers, he added.
On April 18, ACC, at its commissions meeting, decided to carry out an inquiry against Benazir for allegedly illegal wealth.
Later, a three-member inquiry team, led by its Deputy Director, Hafizul Islam, was also formed to carry out the inquiry into Benazir and his family members.
Following media reports, independent lawmaker Sayedul Huque Sumon submitted an application to the ACC Chairman seeking necessary action against the former IGP.
Md Salah Uddin Reagan, a Supreme Court lawyer, also filed a writ petition with the High Court, requesting the court to direct the ACC to investigate the allegations.
It also sought the issuance of a rule asking the government to explain as to why the ineffectiveness of the ACC in investigating the wealth of Benazir should not be declared illegal.
Then on April 23, the High Court asked the Anti-Corruption Commission to submit a progress report on the investigation within two months.
