A Dhaka court on Monday shifted to February 26 the delivery of the judgment in a case filed against expelled Jubo League leader SM Golam Kibria Shamim, known as GK Shamim, and his mother Ayesha Akhter over amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 297 crore.
Judge Md Rabiul Alam of the Special Judge's Court-4 of Dhaka set the new date following a petition of Shamim's lawyer Shahinur Islam to cross-examine the investigating officer again.
This is the third time the date of judgement delivery has been deferred.
The case had initially been set for judgment on January 30, 2025, after the presentation of arguments by both the ACC and the defense.
However, the verdict was delayed due to the preparation of the judgment and a new date was set for February 17, 2025.
GK Shamim, who is currently in prison, was produced in the court, while his mother Ayesha Akter appeared through her lawyer after surrendering and being granted bail on February 10, 2025.
On February 6 of 2021, Deputy Director of Anti-Corruption Commission Md Salahuddin, also investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet to the Senior Special Judge's Court of Dhaka.
The ACC filed the case against GK Shamim, a top government-listed contractor, and his mother on October 21, 2019.
On September 20, 2019, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) conducted raids on GK Shamim's house and office in the capital's Niketan and seized eight firearms, a huge amount of ammunition, fixed deposit receipts worth Tk 165 crore, around Tk 1.8 crore in cash, a large stash of US and Singaporean dollars and some foreign liquor.
On July 17 of 2023, another Dhaka court sentenced GK Shamim to 10 years in imprisonment in a case filed over laundering Tk 195 crore to Singapore and Malaysia.
Additionally, on September 25, 2022, Shamim and his seven bodyguards were sentenced to life imprisonment in an arms case by Dhaka’s 3rd Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Sheikh Samidul Islam.
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