Ex-justice Manik shown arrested in graft case
Retired Supreme Court justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik has been shown arrested in a case filed over amassing wealth beyond known sources of income.
Today (29 September), Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Foyez passed the order after an application by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
ACC lawyer Md Tarikul Islam said that during the hearing, the retired judge was presented in court, after which the court ordered that he be shown arrested in the case and sent back to jail.
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According to the case statement, while serving as a Supreme Court judge, Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik allegedly abused his position to illicitly acquire assets worth over Tk5.39 crore that were inconsistent with his known sources of income.
He is also accused of keeping those assets in his possession and of transferring, converting and moving them abroad.
The case was filed under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2004, Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012, and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1947.
ACC Deputy Assistant Director Papon Kumar Shah lodged the case on 11 September.
AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik was detained from Zakiganj border area in Sylhet on 24 August 2024 while trying to flee to India.
He has been in police custody since then and has been shown arrested in multiple case.
