A Dhaka court today deferred the charge framing hearing of a case filed against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee and five others -- on charges of embezzling Tk 1.27 crore from Islamic Foundation's Zakat Fund -- to January 11.
Judge Sayeda Hosneara, of the Special Judge's Court-1 Dhaka, passed the order after the defence sought time.
In the petition, the defence mentioned that they were yet to get some papers which were necessary for the hearing.
ACC Public Prosecutor Mosharraf Hossain Kajol told the court that the case was filed against the accused 10 years ago. The petition was filed to delay the trial proceedings, he said.
Sayedee, who was earlier convicted for life until death for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971, was produced before the makeshift court during today's hearing.
The other five accused are: Mohammad Lutful Haque, former director of Islamic Foundation; Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, former chairman of Mosque Council for Community Advancement; Mia Mohammad Yunus, chief secretary of Bandhujan Parishad; Tofazzal Hossain, former president of Islamic Social Welfare Center; and Md Abdul Haq, assistant director of Islamic Foundation's Mosque Council.
Among the five, four are now on bail while Abul Kalam Azad is on the run.
Former IF director Aiyub Ali Chowdhury filed the case with the capital's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station on May 24, 2010.
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) assistant director Wajed Ali Gazi filed charge sheet in the case on April 30, 2012.
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