MiG-29 case against Hasina quashed
March 9, 2010
The High Court on Tuesday quashed all proceedings against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the MiG-29 corruption case filed during the BNP-Jamaat alliance rule.
It also declared illegal the proceedings against Hasina.
The court observed that there was no element of misappropriation of state fund by Hasina in this case, which was filed with an ulterior motive to damage her image and popularity.
So, the proceedings against Sheikh Hasina have been quashed, it said.
An HC bench comprising Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and Justice Borhan Uddin delivered the verdict in response to a writ petition filed by Hasina challenging the proceedings.
The now-defunct Bureau of Anti-Corruption (Bac) filed the case with Tejgaon Police Station on December 11, 2001 on charges of causing a loss of Tk 700 crore to the state exchequer through purchase of eight MiG-29 fighter planes.
Following the petition filed by Hasina, the HC on September 18, 2008, stayed the trial proceedings against her, and issued a rule on the government, the ACC and the trial court to explain why framing of charges against Hasina in her absence should not be declared illegal.
Earlier on March 4, the same bench of the HC quashed all proceedings against the prime minister in three corruption cases involving Bangabandhu Novo Theatre.
Source: thedailystar.net
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