ACC to chargesheet Morshed, Altaf
Friday, 20 June 2008
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is going to chargesheet former BNP ministers M Morshed Khan and Air Vice Marshal (retd) Altaf Hossain Chowdhury in separate cases filed against them for amassing illegal wealth and hiding information in their wealth statements, reports UNB.
ACC director general (admin) Col Hanif Iqbal told the Commission's regular briefing that the anti-graft watchdog has approved the submission of charge-sheets against the two former ministers.
Former Foreign Minister Morshed and his wife Nasrin Khan will be chargesheeted in the case filed with Gulshan police station on December 10, 2007 for acquiring wealth worth Tk 16.7 million (1.67 crore) beyond their known sources of income, including concealment of information about assets worth Tk 9.13 million (91.36 lakh).
The charge-sheet will be submitted under Sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, Section 109 of the Penal Code and Section 15 of the Emergency Power Rules, 2007.
The ACC will also submit the chargesheet in the case filed with Ramna police station on December 18, 2007 against former Home Minister Altaf for their ill-gotten wealth worth Tk 15.3 million, including concealment of information about assets worth Tk 5.56 million.
The charge-sheet 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.
The ACC director general also told the journalists that the Commission also approved submission of charge-sheet in another case against three individuals, including deputy director of Dhaka Medical College Hospital Kamal Uddin Ahmed for misappropriating Tk 7.948 million.
Hanif said the Commission has also approved the filing of cases against Awami League leader AKM Rahmat Ullah's son Hedayetullah and agriculturist Jabed Iqbal.
Hedayetullah will be charged with amassing illegal wealth while a case will be filed against Jabed for failing to submit his wealth statement in due time.
ACC director general (admin) Col Hanif Iqbal told the Commission's regular briefing that the anti-graft watchdog has approved the submission of charge-sheets against the two former ministers.
Former Foreign Minister Morshed and his wife Nasrin Khan will be chargesheeted in the case filed with Gulshan police station on December 10, 2007 for acquiring wealth worth Tk 16.7 million (1.67 crore) beyond their known sources of income, including concealment of information about assets worth Tk 9.13 million (91.36 lakh).
The charge-sheet will be submitted under Sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, Section 109 of the Penal Code and Section 15 of the Emergency Power Rules, 2007.
The ACC will also submit the chargesheet in the case filed with Ramna police station on December 18, 2007 against former Home Minister Altaf for their ill-gotten wealth worth Tk 15.3 million, including concealment of information about assets worth Tk 5.56 million.
The charge-sheet 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.
The ACC director general also told the journalists that the Commission also approved submission of charge-sheet in another case against three individuals, including deputy director of Dhaka Medical College Hospital Kamal Uddin Ahmed for misappropriating Tk 7.948 million.
Hanif said the Commission has also approved the filing of cases against Awami League leader AKM Rahmat Ullah's son Hedayetullah and agriculturist Jabed Iqbal.
Hedayetullah will be charged with amassing illegal wealth while a case will be filed against Jabed for failing to submit his wealth statement in due time.