Khaleda’s counsels will seek bail from the High Court for her and a stay order on the trial court’s verdict, said Supreme Court Bar Association President Zainul Abedin, another lawyer for the BNP chief. Asked whether Khaleda can contest the next general election after being convicted of graft, Zainul said there would be ‘no legal bar’ on the former prime minister to run in the polls if the verdict was stayed. “There are a lot of examples of convicted candidates contesting in elections with a stay order on the verdicts. Many aspirants lost candidacy in Upazila and municipality polls after being convicted by lower courts, but they took part in the elections after the High Court stayed the verdicts. The pro-BNP lawyers scuffled with police while trying to get out of the court premises.

Source: bd News24 February 08, 2018 10:52 UTC