ACC to refer another 31 individuals to TAC for mercy
Friday, 26 September 2008
Thirty-one more corrupt persons have applied to the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) for referring their names to the Truth and Accountability Commission (TAC) for clemency in return for their ill-gotten money to avert getting caught on the dragnet under the anti-graft drive, reports UNB.
This batch adds up to 79 applications already sent, taking the total number of cases sent by the ACC to the TAC to 110.
ACC director general Col Hanif Iqbal told the Commission's regular briefing that the 31 applicants include a politician, members of police, sub-registrars, and employees-officials from Forest department and Local Government Engineering Department.
He said these applications are expected to be sent to TAC early next week.
Col Hanif told the briefing session that the Commission has approved charge sheet against former MP and Partex Group chairman MA Hashem and former Premier Sheikh Hasina's APS Bahauddin Nasim in separate graft cases filed against them for amassing illegal wealth and concealment of information.
The Commission will press charge against business-tycoon Hashem for acquiring wealth worth Tk 171.1 million beyond his known sources of income and hiding information thereof.
Bahauddin Nasim will be charge-sheeted for earning wealth worth Tk 2.28 million illegally and concealment of information of assets worth Tk 036 million. Both the charge sheets will be submitted under sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the ACC Act 2004 and section 15 of the Emergency Power Rules 2007.
Hanif informed that the ACC has also approved submission of charge sheet against Rajuk CBA leader and building inspector Kazi Amir Khasru and his wife Parvin Akter for amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 8.84 million.
This batch adds up to 79 applications already sent, taking the total number of cases sent by the ACC to the TAC to 110.
ACC director general Col Hanif Iqbal told the Commission's regular briefing that the 31 applicants include a politician, members of police, sub-registrars, and employees-officials from Forest department and Local Government Engineering Department.
He said these applications are expected to be sent to TAC early next week.
Col Hanif told the briefing session that the Commission has approved charge sheet against former MP and Partex Group chairman MA Hashem and former Premier Sheikh Hasina's APS Bahauddin Nasim in separate graft cases filed against them for amassing illegal wealth and concealment of information.
The Commission will press charge against business-tycoon Hashem for acquiring wealth worth Tk 171.1 million beyond his known sources of income and hiding information thereof.
Bahauddin Nasim will be charge-sheeted for earning wealth worth Tk 2.28 million illegally and concealment of information of assets worth Tk 036 million. Both the charge sheets will be submitted under sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the ACC Act 2004 and section 15 of the Emergency Power Rules 2007.
Hanif informed that the ACC has also approved submission of charge sheet against Rajuk CBA leader and building inspector Kazi Amir Khasru and his wife Parvin Akter for amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 8.84 million.