7 pro-BNP lawyers acquitted, petitioner fined Tk 1,00,000
Court Correspondent
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday acquitted seven pro-BNP lawyers from contempt of court charge.
A four-member Appellate Division bench, headed by chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, passed this order.
Meanwhile, the court fined petitioner Nahid Sultana Juthi Tk 1 lakh as he was not present in the court. This money will have to be donated to July Smriti Foundation.
The contempt of court petition has been filed against the seven BNP lawyers for their slanderous, derogatory and contemptuous comments about two apex court judges.
Among the seven lawyers, Adv AJ Mohammad Ali expired last month.
Other six lawyers are Md Kayser Kamal, Fahima Nasrin Munni, Md Abdul Jabbar Bhuiyan, Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal, Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman Khan and Gazi Kamrul Islam Sajal.
