Appellate Division judges refuse to work with Sinha: SC statement

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha's colleagues refused to work with him over allegations of graft and moral lapse, the Supreme Court said in a statement.

The top court’s Registrar General Syed Aminul Islam's statement came on Saturday, hours after Justice Sinha left for Australia, reports bdnews24.com.

The statement stacked 11 charges, including graft and moral lapse, against Sinha.

The SC described Justice Sinha's written statement before heading to airport on Friday night as 'misleading'.

The SC's statement said that the President invited five other top court judges to a meeting at the Bangabhaban on September 30.

Justice Muhammad Imman Ali could not attend the meeting as he was abroad, but the other judges Md Abdul Wahhab Miah, Syed Mahmud Hossain, Hasan Foez Siddique and Mirza Hussain Haider were present, according to the statement.

President Md Abdul Hamid handed over documents on the 11 specific charges against Sinha to the judges at the meeting.

"It includes serious allegations such as money laundering, financial misappropriation and moral lapse," the Supreme Court said.