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Bangladeshi court sentenced Monday Leader of the Opposition and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia sentenced to another seven years in prison for corruption, according to supporters of her supporters, who are motivated by political considerations.
On Tuesday, Judge Md Akhtaruzaman found him guilty of misuse of power as prime minister, in connection with the collection of $ 375,000 for the Zia charity fund from unknown agencies, in court from Dhaka.
Zia was absent from court because she is currently hospitalized while she is serving a five-year prison sentence in a separate case. She was sentenced to five years in prison for embezzling funds for an orphanage.
The judge also sentenced three others to seven years in prison for collecting money from undeclared sources for the trust named after the late husband of Zia and former president Ziaur Rahman.
In February, Tarique Rahman, Zia's eldest son and heir, and four other people were also sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Earlier this month, Rahman was sentenced to life imprisonment for his deadly attack in 2004 against the current journalist. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Rahman, the acting president of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the main opposition party, has been living in exile in London since 2008.
The BNP accused the ruling party, the Awami League, of directing a political vendetta against the leaders of the BNP before the parliamentary elections scheduled for the end of the year.
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