A Feni court yesterday sentenced former Awami League lawmaker Joynal Hazari to three years' imprisonment as he failed to submit his wealth statements to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), reports BSS.
Judge of the special court Mohammad Nazrul Islam convicted Hazari who is on the government's list of 50 corrupt suspects. ACC's Assistant Director Shafiqur Rahman filed the case under section 26(1) of Anti-Corruption Law 2004 on April 8. Five witnesses gave their depositions. The AL leader has been absconding since August 16, 2001, and was convicted in four cases out of 20 filed by the various government organisations. |