The trial in a graft case against suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Mizanur Rahman and suspended Director of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Khandaker Enamul Basir began at a Dhaka court on Wednesday with deposition of the complainant.
The court also fixed September 2 for the next hearing in the case.
Judge Shaik Nazmul Alam of the Special Judge Court-4 of Dhaka recorded the statement of ACC director Sheikh Mohammad Fanafilya on Wednesday.
The same court on March 18 framed charges in the case against the two accused.
On February 9, the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Qayes accepted the charge sheet and transferred the case for further proceedings to Dhaka Special Judge Court 4.
On January 19, Sheikh Mohammad Fanafilya filed the charge sheet against the duo for allegedly leaking information and taking bribes.
On July 16, 2019, the ACC filed the case with its Dhaka district coordination office 1 under the Money Laundering Prevention Act.
Both the officials were suspended from their respective agencies after the allegations of taking and giving bribes were framed against them.
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