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Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, leaves the labor court in Dhaka, Bangladesh. after receiving a six-month prison sentence for violating labor laws, although he will be free
Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, leaves the labor court in Dhaka, Bangladesh. after receiving a six-month prison sentence for violating labor laws, although he will be free while the appeal is resolved.
On January 1, 2024, the capital’s court sentenced the microcredit pioneer granting him bail and giving the defense 30 days to appeal.
President of the Court Sheikh Merina Sultana: found Yunus and three other directors guilty, sentencing each to six months in prison.
Photo: Archive
In September 2021 Muhammad Yunus was accused of failing to establish a Workers’ Contribution Fund and a Welfare Fund at Grameen Bank.and does not properly distribute related benefits to its employees.
Also, They accused him of having difficulty proving that 100 workers were regularly hired.
Yunus faces additional charges of corruption and embezzlement. although his defense and supporters believe the charges are part of the political environment.
Even, Yunus, leaving the court, told the media that he was a participant in political persecutionwho, together with their accomplices, are “punished for a crime that we did not commit.”
Bangladesh will hold general elections on January 7. was marked by a boycott by the opposition led by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, but the government of Hasina Wazed rules out that the case is related to this situation.
Yunus’ lawyer Abdullah al-Mamun assured: that the state failed to prove its charges against the Nobel Prize, presenting 109 contradictions and “if there is a contradiction, even someone accused of murder is released.”
Photo: EFE. Archive
In 1983, Yunus founded Grameen Bank. known for providing small loans to marginalized entrepreneurs.
Administration Hasina has been investigating the Yunus case since 2008. — a year after he announced he would form a political party — and in 2011, following a review of the bank, Yunus was removed from management for alleged violations of state pension laws.
In 2013, he appeared in court on charges of receiving money. without government permission, including Nobel Prize and book royalties.
Considering the case, More than 170 world leaders, including 100 Nobel laureates, have sent a message to Prime Minister Hasina Wazed.ask him to stop legal and political actions against Yunus.
According to EFE and Aristegui Noticias.
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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