Aman Ullah Aman gets acquittal in extortion case
The High Court today (5 December) acquitted Aman Ullah Aman, an adviser to the BNP chairperson, from a seven-year jail term handed down by a lower court in a case of alleged extortion.
A High Court bench comprising Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayetur Rahim delivered the verdict this afternoon.
Senior advocates Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon and Nazmul Huda argued on behalf of Aman, with legal assistance from Tariq Bhuiyan.
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The case dates back to 6 March 2007, when a complaint was filed at the South Keraniganj Police Station by Rafiqul Alam, a resident of Purba Aganagar, accusing Aman of extortion.
The allegations are related to an incident on 26 June 2004 where Aman was accused of collecting Tk5 lakh in two installments in 2005.
Aman was shown arrested in the case on 7 March 2007 and the trial court sentenced him on 8 May 2008 to seven years of rigorous imprisonment along with a Tk1 lakh fine.
After the conviction, Aman appealed to the High Court in 2008, challenging the verdict. After a prolonged legal battle, the High Court's decision now clears him of the charges.
