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Zia Orphanage Trust Case

Khaleda, son Tarique, 4 others acquitted

Published : Thursday, 16 January, 2025 at 12:00 AM  Count : 19
Staff Correspondent
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and five other accused in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case, in which they were sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment.

A five-member bench led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed came up with the verdict after scrapping verdicts delivered by the High Court and the trial court in the case.

 "The case is entirely flawed and motivated. The Zia Orphanage Trust case was vindictive, and the trial was entirely flawed. The case was used to try to humiliate Khaleda Zia publicly," said Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed while delivering the verdict.

 "All the appeals are, hereby, allowed by this Division's unanimous decision. Accordingly, the judgments of both the High Court Division and the trial Court are, hereby, set aside. Consequently, all the appellants having not been found guilty of the charges levelled against them, stand fully acquitted," the short order of the apex court said. "The proceedings constituting the subject matter of these appeals are found to manifest contrived misapplication of the law as tantamount to malicious prosecution," according to the verdict.

"This judgment shall also extend to other convicted persons who, however, did not prefer any appeal. This decision shall, resultantly restore the appellants' and all other convicts dignity, reaffirm their innocence, and, thereby, put an end to the unwarranted proceedings initiated against them," the apex court verdict said.



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