ACC to chargesheet Justice Fazlul Haque for amassing wealth
Friday, 29 August 2008
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to press charge in the case against former Law Adviser of caretaker government Justice Fazlul Haque for amassing illegal wealth and concealing information about it, reports UNB.
The Commission has also decided to file a graft case against Nazim Ullah Chowdhury, former Bangladesh ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
ACC Director General (admin) Col Hanif Iqbal told the Commission's regular briefing Thursday that the anti-graft watchdog has approved the submission of charge sheet against the Law Adviser of the President Iajuddin-led caretaker government and the filing of case against the former diplomat.
The former Appellate Division judge will be charge-sheeted for acquiring wealth worth Tk 18 million (1.8 crore) beyond known sources of income and concealment of information of wealth worth about 9.1 million (91 lakh).
According to sources, ACC assistant director Mohammad Ibrahim, the investigating officer, would submit the charge sheet with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court either Monday or Tuesday.
The charge sheet in the case filed on April 13 this year will be submitted under sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the Anti-corruption Commission Act 2004 and Section 15 of the Emergency Power Rules 2007.
Justice Haque, who stood in as head of the caretaker government for a short while after President Iajuddin had stood down, was one of the 35 corruption suspects whose names appeared on the fourth and final list published by the ACC on October 4, 2007 under the ongoing clean-up drive.
On November 18, 2007, he was issued notice directing him to submit his wealth statement. Fazlul Haque complied with the ACC directive on November 26, 2007.
Col Hanif Iqbal told the briefing that the immediate-past ambassador to UAE would be accused of embezzlement of Tk 6.5 million (65 lakh) by being in the service illegally for two years.
Nazim was supposed to go on retirement on February 9, 2003. But, he had continued in service for two more years, as he gave "false information and made changes to his SSC certificate".
The former ambassador will also be accused of cheating and abuse of power.
The Commission has also decided to file a graft case against Nazim Ullah Chowdhury, former Bangladesh ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
ACC Director General (admin) Col Hanif Iqbal told the Commission's regular briefing Thursday that the anti-graft watchdog has approved the submission of charge sheet against the Law Adviser of the President Iajuddin-led caretaker government and the filing of case against the former diplomat.
The former Appellate Division judge will be charge-sheeted for acquiring wealth worth Tk 18 million (1.8 crore) beyond known sources of income and concealment of information of wealth worth about 9.1 million (91 lakh).
According to sources, ACC assistant director Mohammad Ibrahim, the investigating officer, would submit the charge sheet with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court either Monday or Tuesday.
The charge sheet in the case filed on April 13 this year will be submitted under sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the Anti-corruption Commission Act 2004 and Section 15 of the Emergency Power Rules 2007.
Justice Haque, who stood in as head of the caretaker government for a short while after President Iajuddin had stood down, was one of the 35 corruption suspects whose names appeared on the fourth and final list published by the ACC on October 4, 2007 under the ongoing clean-up drive.
On November 18, 2007, he was issued notice directing him to submit his wealth statement. Fazlul Haque complied with the ACC directive on November 26, 2007.
Col Hanif Iqbal told the briefing that the immediate-past ambassador to UAE would be accused of embezzlement of Tk 6.5 million (65 lakh) by being in the service illegally for two years.
Nazim was supposed to go on retirement on February 9, 2003. But, he had continued in service for two more years, as he gave "false information and made changes to his SSC certificate".
The former ambassador will also be accused of cheating and abuse of power.