Convict jailed more than two-years cannot take part in polls: ACC counsel

Convict jailed more than two-years cannot take part in polls: ACC counsel

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) counsel Khurshid Alam Khan today said people like BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and Awami League lawmaker Haji Selim, who have been convicted and sentenced to more than two-year jail term, will not be allowed to take part in next general election.
The senior advocate said this following the release of full text of a High Court judgment saying a person sentenced to more than two years jail term will be considered constitutionally incompetent for taking part in election.