ACC sues AL leaders Sajeda, Jahangir
Friday, 11 July 2008
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Thursday sued senior Awami League (AL) leaders and former ministers Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury and AKM Jahangir Hussein for amassing illegal wealth and concealment of information, apparently stoking up the purge against former ruling politicians, reports UNB.
ACC assistant director Mozahar Ali Sarder filed a graft case with Ramna police station against AL presidium member and former Environment Minister Sajeda for acquiring Tk 13,87,000 beyond her known sources of income.
ACC deputy director Mofidul Islam filed another case with the same police station, much the same time, against former state minister Jahangir for amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 14.0 million and concealment of information of assets worth Tk 7.645 million.
Both the cases have been filed under sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2004 and section 15 of the Emergency Powers Rules 2007.
They are among a number of high-profile persons listed as corruption suspects following a change through the 1/11 episode in Bangladesh's political scenario. Their names appeared on the fourth and last list of 35 graft suspects, published by the ACC on October 2007.
Earlier, ACC director general (admin) Col Hanif Iqbal told the Commission's regular briefing that the anti-graft watchdog Thursday approved the filing of the cases against the two AL leaders.
He also informed that the Commission approved the filing of cases against managing director of Hamim Group AK Azad and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's APS Abdul Matin, a deputy secretary (now OSD).
Hanif said the ACC would file a first-information report (FIR) against business-tycoon Azad for acquiring Tk 203.6 million beyond his known sources of income and hiding information of assets worth Tk 49.4 million.
A competent source said that ACC deputy director Golam Mostafa would file the case with Ramna police station Sunday under sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2004 and section 15 of the Emergency Powers Rules 2007.
Colonel Hanif told the newsmen at the briefing that the ACC would file three separate FIRs against Matin on charges of "abuse of power and embezzlement of money from the exchequer."
ACC assistant director Mozahar Ali Sarder filed a graft case with Ramna police station against AL presidium member and former Environment Minister Sajeda for acquiring Tk 13,87,000 beyond her known sources of income.
ACC deputy director Mofidul Islam filed another case with the same police station, much the same time, against former state minister Jahangir for amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 14.0 million and concealment of information of assets worth Tk 7.645 million.
Both the cases have been filed under sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2004 and section 15 of the Emergency Powers Rules 2007.
They are among a number of high-profile persons listed as corruption suspects following a change through the 1/11 episode in Bangladesh's political scenario. Their names appeared on the fourth and last list of 35 graft suspects, published by the ACC on October 2007.
Earlier, ACC director general (admin) Col Hanif Iqbal told the Commission's regular briefing that the anti-graft watchdog Thursday approved the filing of the cases against the two AL leaders.
He also informed that the Commission approved the filing of cases against managing director of Hamim Group AK Azad and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's APS Abdul Matin, a deputy secretary (now OSD).
Hanif said the ACC would file a first-information report (FIR) against business-tycoon Azad for acquiring Tk 203.6 million beyond his known sources of income and hiding information of assets worth Tk 49.4 million.
A competent source said that ACC deputy director Golam Mostafa would file the case with Ramna police station Sunday under sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2004 and section 15 of the Emergency Powers Rules 2007.
Colonel Hanif told the newsmen at the briefing that the ACC would file three separate FIRs against Matin on charges of "abuse of power and embezzlement of money from the exchequer."