GK SHAMIM’S BAIL Attorney general’s office claims not aware

he government has not appealed against the bails granted by the High Court Division a month ago to expelled detained Juba League leader SM Golam Kibria, also known as GK Shamim, in arms and narcotic cases.

A bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice SM Mozibur Rahman granted six months’ interim bail to Shamim on February 6 in the arm case while on February 4,  another bench of Justice Md Rezaul Haque and Justice Bhishmadev Chakrabortty granted one year’s bail to him in narcotic case.

On Saturday, deputy attorney general Fazlur Rahman Khan told reporters that he would try to find out today whether or not SK Shamim was granted bail in the arms case.

‘If he got the bail in the  arms case, the government would definitely appeal against it,’ he said.

Shamim’s lawyer Shawkat Osman, however, said that the court granted him the bails after hearing both sides.  

He said that Shamim’s bail applications in cases relating to money laundering and disproportionate wealth possession cases were pending in the HC. 

On September 20, 2019 the Rapid Action Battalion arrested Shamim, also the owner of construction firm GK Builders at his Niketan office on charges of extortion and tender manipulation and seized illegal firearms, ammunition, drugs, Tk 2 crore in cash and fixed deposit receipt of about Tk 165 crore.

And at least four cases were filed with Gulshan police station against Shamim under Arms Act, Narcotics Control Act, Money Laundering Prevention Act and illegal wealth possession.

And another case was against GK Shamim’s seven body guards under the Arms Act.

The criminal investigation department launched investigations into money laundering charges against Shamim and Juba League Dhaka south unit organising secretary Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan for their involvement with the management of illegal casinoes.

On September 22, 2019, the National Board of Revenue asked all banks to freeze accounts of GK Shamim.

News Courtesy: www.newagebd.net