The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Detained former prime minister Khaleda Zia yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court challenging the validity of the Anti-Corruption Commission's sanction to file the Gatco graft case against her.

The petition is likely to be moved on Sunday for hearing before a division bench of Justice Khademul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Mashuque Hosain Ahmed, court sources said.

On September 2 last year, the anti-graft watchdog filed the case with Tejgaon Police Station, as the interim administration has launched a massive campaign meant to eliminate political corruption. Some other political colleagues

and bureaucrats are also facing charges of corruption involving the case. Khaleda and her party have denied the charges, saying they were aimed at eliminating her from politics.

Meanwhile, the arraignment hearing on the Gatco case has already begun at a special court set up at the parliament complex.

On Wednesday, the court deferred the hearing procedure to July 20.