ACC files graft case against ex-judge

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday lodged a graft case against former judge Md Motaher Hossain, who is known for acquitting BNP Senior Vice-chairman Tarique Rahman in a money laundering case in 2013.
The commission filed the case after eight years of launching the investigation against the judge, who fled the country for Malaysia within two months of giving the verdict.
The case was filed by ACC deputy director Jalal Uddin Ahmed with ACC's Dhaka office as per Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, ACC deputy director (public relations) Md Arif Sadeq told the FE.
According to the case statement, the judge accumulated illegal wealth worth Tk 1,235,565 beyond his known source of income.
However, during the primary investigation, ACC informed the media that there were multiple graft allegations against the judge including - purchasing house in London with laundered money, buying two flats in the city's Dhanmondi area, purchasing over 50 bighas of land in his native village in Natore.

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