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The chief advisor of the interim government does not want to withdraw the case against himself for abuse of power. Muhammad Yunus. In that case, the Appellate Division has fixed September 2 for the hearing of the leave to appeal against the rejection of the application challenging the validity of the complaint in the case of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

The Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Syed Refat Ahmed fixed this day after a partial hearing on the appeal in the case of embezzlement of about Tk 25 crores of dividends by the employees of Grameen Telecom on Thursday (29 August). Court Dr. Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun appeared for Yunus. Attorney General Md. heard on behalf of the state. Asaduzzaman. And lawyer AKM Fazlul Haque heard on behalf of the ACC.

Dr. Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun said in the hearing on behalf of Yunus, Dr. The ACC withdrew the case against 14 people, including Muhammad Yunus, on August 11 according to section 494 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

And the attorney general said in the court, the chief adviser of the interim government, Nobel laureate professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus does not want to withdraw any case against him for abuse of power. He (Chief Adviser) does not want it. He wants to do it legally.

He also said, Dr. Yunus wants the cases against him to be quashed through legal process. There is no complaint against him. He did not even know that the case against him had been withdrawn.

At that time, ACC lawyer Fazlul Haque said, “According to the law, no application was made to withdraw the case.

Expressing surprise, the Chief Justice said, is it judicial anarchy? After this, the court adjourned the hearing till next Monday. On that day, the Appellate Division asked the lawyer to present the relevant documents regarding the withdrawal of the case.

Earlier, Dr. appealed to the High Court by challenging the validity of the complaint in the case. Yunus. The petition seeks quashing of the order framing the complaint. On June 12, the court formed a complaint against 14 people including the chairman of the company, Yunus.