The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today filed a leave-to-appeal petition with the Supreme Court, challenging the High Court verdict that emphasised formulation of a specific law or rules regarding imposing embargo on corruption suspects or accused leaving the country.

Lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan submitted the petition to the Appellate Division of the SC seeking cancellation of the HC judgement and observations.

In the petition, the ACC said the commission has special powers to conduct inquiry and investigation into the corruption allegations and cases.

If the commission has to take permission from the court concerned for imposing embargo on corruption suspects and accused from leaving the country, the purpose of the inquiry and investigation will be frustrated, lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan told The Daily Star, citing the leave-to-appeal petition.

It cannot be said when the apex court will hold hearing on the petition as the court is running on a limited scale at present, the lawyer said.

Following a writ petition, the HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman on March 16 delivered a verdict observing that a specific law or rules need to be formulated soon regarding imposing embargo on corruption suspects or accused from leaving the country.

The full text of the HC judgement was released on April 4.

The ACC on March 21 filed the petition with the Appellate Division seeking stay on the HC verdict. The stay petition is pending with the apex court.