Dhaka: Ruling Awami League lawmaker Abdur Rahman Badi has appealed against the lower court verdict that sentenced him to three years’ imprisonment on charges of concealing information about his wealth.

Badi filed the appeal with the concerned bench of the High Court on Thursday, his lawyer Nasrin Siddika Leena told journalists on Tuesday.

Earlier on 2 November, the Dhaka Court sentenced Badi, lawmaker of the Cox’ s Bazar-4 constituency, to three years in jail on charges of concealing information about his wealth.

According to the case statement, Abdur Rahman Badi concealed information about his wealth worth more than Tk 108.6million amassed from unknown sources.

On 7 May 2016, the Anti-Corruption Commission submitted chargesheet in the case.

Following the chargesheet, the trial in the case began after charges were framed against him on 8 September in 2015. The argument in the case was concluded on 19 October.

ACC lawyer Mahmud Hossain said Badi was jailed as he was found guilty of charges of hiding information about his wealth.

Badi’s lawyer said they will challenge the verdict in the High Court.

The case statement also shows that Badi owned properties worth Tk 4.979 million in 2008. In an income statement sent to ACC in 2013, he stated that he owned assets of Tk 160.7 million.