Dhaka: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday scrapped the High Court’s verdict acquitting former Awami League minister MK Alamgir’s two sons of graft charges.

A four-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, passed the order disposing of a petition filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), reports UNB.

Earlier on 5 November, 2008, a special court set up on the Jatiya Sangsad premise sentenced the ruling party leader Alamgir’s two sons—Joy Alamgir and Jalal Alamgir—to three years in jail for not filing their asset details with the anti-graft watchdog.

They were also fined Tk 5 lakh in default to suffer one year jail more.

On 15 February, 2010, the HC acquitted the two siblings of the charges.

ACC had appealed against the acquittal verdict in 2012.

As one of the two brothers, Jalal—died in 2011 in Thailand, case proceedings against the other will continue, said ACC’s counsel Syed Mamun Mahbub.

ACC filed the case on 26 June, 2008.