Eight of 12 graft suspects seek more time to submit wealth statements
Thursday, 29 November 2007
Eight of the 12 corruption suspects, who were earlier issued notices to submit their wealth statements within seven working days, have applied to the Commission seeking extension of time by another seven working days, reports UNB.
According to the Anti-Corruption Commission Rules 2007, the Commission can extend the deadline to any such applicant by seven working days.On November 18, the 12 corruption suspects, including Dhaka City Mayor Sadek Hossain Khoka, AL presidium members Tofail Ahmed and Sajeda Chowdhury, and former adviser to the caretaker government Justice Fazlul Haque, were directed to submit their wealth statements within seven working days.
Of the 12, the names of 11 appeared on the fourth and final list of 35 corruption suspects, published by the Commission on October 4. Ali Akbar, a class four employee of a Sessions Judge's court, is the other person directed to submit his wealth statement. Former adviser to the caretaker government Justice Fazlul Haque and former finance minister Saifur Rahman's son Shafiur Rahman Babu have complied with the ACC directives so far. Justice Haque submitted his wealth statement Tuesday while Babu's wealth statement was received Wednesday.
AL leaders Tofail, Sajeda and RAJUK's building inspector and CBA president Amir Khasru, Mayor Khoka, former BNP state minister Maj (retd) Kamrul Islam, former AL MP AKM Rahmatullah, former communications secretary Rezaul Hayat and deputy secretary Shamsul Alam applied seeking time extension.The eight individuals are likely to be given another seven working days to comply with the Commission's directives.
According to the Anti-Corruption Commission Rules 2007, the Commission can extend the deadline to any such applicant by seven working days.On November 18, the 12 corruption suspects, including Dhaka City Mayor Sadek Hossain Khoka, AL presidium members Tofail Ahmed and Sajeda Chowdhury, and former adviser to the caretaker government Justice Fazlul Haque, were directed to submit their wealth statements within seven working days.
Of the 12, the names of 11 appeared on the fourth and final list of 35 corruption suspects, published by the Commission on October 4. Ali Akbar, a class four employee of a Sessions Judge's court, is the other person directed to submit his wealth statement. Former adviser to the caretaker government Justice Fazlul Haque and former finance minister Saifur Rahman's son Shafiur Rahman Babu have complied with the ACC directives so far. Justice Haque submitted his wealth statement Tuesday while Babu's wealth statement was received Wednesday.
AL leaders Tofail, Sajeda and RAJUK's building inspector and CBA president Amir Khasru, Mayor Khoka, former BNP state minister Maj (retd) Kamrul Islam, former AL MP AKM Rahmatullah, former communications secretary Rezaul Hayat and deputy secretary Shamsul Alam applied seeking time extension.The eight individuals are likely to be given another seven working days to comply with the Commission's directives.