The court acquitted all accused including BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case. His lawyers expressed satisfaction after the verdict was announced. After the court hearing, lawyer Barrister Kaiser Kamal said that the case was filed on the direct orders of Sheikh Hasina to politically harass Begum Khaleda Zia and harm her party.
Khaleda Zia's lawyer and BNP vice chairman Advocate Zainul Abedin said, "The court has heard us." Said, I have read the appeal line by line. I have seen the evidence. What you have given has a legal basis. I allowed the appeal. That is, I accepted.
He also said that the High Court canceled the seven-year sentence of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case. At the same time, the court canceled the sentence of the remaining two accused in this case.
After the hearing in the court, lawyer Barrister Kaiser Kamal said, if the rule of law is established, the country's leader Begum Khaleda Zia will get justice. Our learned senior sir said- this case was basically a politically motivated case. There was no legal basis. Private trust if there is any dispute; It will be settled by Private Trust At. But the case was filed with the ulterior motive of politically harassing the country's leader Begum Khaleda Zia under the direct orders and supervision of Sheikh Hasina Wazed who is currently absconding in India and a fugitive under the law.
When Khaleda Zia was examined - what is called in legal parlance 342 when she gave; Then he said - I am innocent in this case. He gave a very big written speech. He also said, the place of the judge is after Allah. If I am wronged today, those who do wrong will also face justice one day. Today, the request of the country leader Begum Khaleda Zia in 2018 has been proved today. He wanted justice that day, he didn't get it. Those who wronged him are no longer in the country. So we respect the rule of law. The court said the short sentence for Khaleda Zia today; In the appeal, he added, "We are satisfied and justice has been served by Begum Khaleda Zia through today's judgment."
Before this, the High Court bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain passed the verdict at around 12:15 PM.
The court sentenced BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to 7 years in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case. The High Court granted Khaleda Zia's appeal against that sentence and acquitted her today.
The judicial court gave its verdict in the Zia Charitable Trust case on 29 October 2018. In the verdict, Khaleda Zia was sentenced to 7 years in prison and fined 10 lakh taka. Khaleda Zia appealed to the High Court on November 18 of the same year against this verdict. On April 30, 2018, a double bench of the High Court took up the appeal and suspended the fine order passed by the trial court in Khaleda Zia's case.
The Awami League government collapsed on August 5 in the face of the popular uprising led by the anti-discrimination student movement. Then on August 6, Khaleda Zia was released after waiving the penalty in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust cases. Later, the BNP chairperson applied for permission to produce the paper book as a preliminary to the hearing of the appeal filed in the High Court against the judgment of the trial court in the Zia Charitable Trust case.