Ex-councillor Mominul sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment

A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced former Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Ward-9 councillor AKM Mominul Haque Sayed to seven years’ imprisonment in a corruption case.

Judge Hamidul Islam of Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-2 pronounced the verdict, said Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Prosecutor SM Abul Kalam Azad.

According to the verdict, Sayed was sentenced to five years in prison for acquiring assets beyond his known sources of income and another two years for criminal misconduct.

The court also ordered the confiscation of seized assets worth Tk2.93 crore and imposed a fine of Tk5.60 crore on him for acquiring assets beyond his known sources of income.

On 20 November 2019, ACC Assistant Director Ataur Rahman Sarker filed the case over allegations that Sayed had acquired illegal assets worth Tk4.47 crore.

According to the allegations, he abused his power with dishonest intentions to acquire assets through casino-related businesses and other illegal businesses and activities.

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ACC Assistant Director Md Ataur Rahman Sarker submitted the charge sheet to the court on 17 April 2022. The investigation found evidence that the accused had amassed assets worth Tk5.60 crore beyond his known sources of income.

The court subsequently framed charges against him and began the trial. During the trial, the court recorded the testimony of all 13 prosecution witnesses.