August 21 grenade attack cases: SC upholds acquittal of Tarique, Babar
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today upheld the High Court verdict that acquitted BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, former state minister Lutfozzaman Babar, and 47 others in two cases over the August 21 grenade attack.
A six-member bench of the Appellate Division dismissed the appeal filed by the state challenging the HC verdict.
On December 1 last year, the High Court acquitted all 49 accused, including Tarique and Babar, overturning trial court verdicts that had convicted and sentenced them for the grenade attack on an Awami League rally in 2004.
The acquittal followed hearings on death references and appeals filed by several convicts. The state later filed appeals with the Appellate Division seeking to overturn the High Court’s decision.
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