ACC refutes media reports on Padma bribe sharing

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FE Report
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Monday refuted reports published in a section of the media about sharing of a certain percentage of 'bribe money' by the high-ups of the government because of their some sort of connection with the Padma Bridge project.
The rebuttal by the anti-graft body comes after some media reports said that 10 per cent of the 'bribe money' was demanded from the Canadian consultancy firm, SNC Lavalin, for selecting it as the consultant for supervising the construction work of the bridge.
According to the reports, former communications minister Syed Abul Hossain was to get 4.0 per cent out of 10 per cent of the bribe money, negotiated for awarding the work.
"The reports are not true and the ACC enquiry team did not have any such information about the percentage," ACC Commissioner M Shahabuddin told reporters at his office.
He was also critical of media reports about the numbers of persons to be sued on the charge of 'corruption conspiracy' for appointing a consultant for the country's largest infrastructure development.
"The information is confusing and based on guess-work," he said.
Mentioning the enquiry report that was already submitted to the commission, he said their enquiry officials have found substantial evidence of 'corruption conspiracy' in the US$ 2.9 billion project.
He said there are some information about the then communications minister in the enquiry report. "And we're reexamining the information in the interest of ensuring a fair probe," he added.
The ACC Commissioner, however, did not give details of the findings of the enquiry officials.