Finally a politician applies for TAC clemency
Friday, 19 September 2008
More than one month and a half after formation of the Truth and Accountability Commission, a lone politician has come up with a petition seeking TAC clemency in return for his or her ill-gotten wealth, reports UNB.
The politician has applied to the Anti-Corruption Commission for referring his case to the TAC for considering clemency, ACC director general (admin) Col Hanif Iqbal said Thursday during the Commission's regular briefing.
He, however, would not disclose the name or any other details of the politician, citing the confidentiality clause of the ordinance.
According to a competent ACC source, the male politician was a former lawmaker from a major political party. He represented a constituency in Dhaka, the source only said.
Hanif said 22 applications are in the process of referral to the TAC. Of them, one is a politician, four are professionals, 14 government officials and wives of three of them.
He said the applications would be sent "as soon as possible".
Since TAC's inception, more than 200 corrupt individuals have applied for clemency. But there was none from among the politicians. Many of them came under a crackdown launched following the 1/11 changeover.
During Wednesday's weekly briefing, TAC chairman Justice Habibur Rahman Khan expressed frustration about no response from politicians and very lukewarm response from businessmen.
The TAC chairman said the Commission was initially meant for corrupt politicians and businessmen.
About High Court's stay orders on conviction in some cases filed by the ACC, Col Hanif told reporters during the briefing that appeals would be lodged against the verdicts.
He said the court did not scrap the cases, rather stayed the conviction for some time. "Nothing could be said until the final verdict."
Another report adds: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has unearthed massive graft involving about Tk 4.2 million (42 crore) in Chittagong telecommunication zone of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL), formerly known as Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB).
A special ACC team constituted to look into corruption in the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication found that officials and employees of the Chittagong telecommunication zone misappropriated the money from FY 2000-01 to FY 2007-08.
The special team in course of its inquiries came to know that some officers of Chittagong telecom zone have huge wealth inconsistent with their income, ACC director general (admin) Col Hanif Iqbal said at the Commission's regular briefing Thursday.
He also informed that a special ACC team set up for investigating corruption in the Land Ministry has begun work. The team members will coordinate their everyday work staying in a room allocated to them by the ministry.
The members of public have been requested to inform the team about any corruption in the Land Ministry or in any department under it at the following address:
Address of the team: Anti-Corruption Commission Taskforce, Room No 304, Building No 304, Land Ministry, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka. Contact telephones: 7165914, 01711026317, 01712114411, 01552319330, 01718131393 and 01711171474.
The politician has applied to the Anti-Corruption Commission for referring his case to the TAC for considering clemency, ACC director general (admin) Col Hanif Iqbal said Thursday during the Commission's regular briefing.
He, however, would not disclose the name or any other details of the politician, citing the confidentiality clause of the ordinance.
According to a competent ACC source, the male politician was a former lawmaker from a major political party. He represented a constituency in Dhaka, the source only said.
Hanif said 22 applications are in the process of referral to the TAC. Of them, one is a politician, four are professionals, 14 government officials and wives of three of them.
He said the applications would be sent "as soon as possible".
Since TAC's inception, more than 200 corrupt individuals have applied for clemency. But there was none from among the politicians. Many of them came under a crackdown launched following the 1/11 changeover.
During Wednesday's weekly briefing, TAC chairman Justice Habibur Rahman Khan expressed frustration about no response from politicians and very lukewarm response from businessmen.
The TAC chairman said the Commission was initially meant for corrupt politicians and businessmen.
About High Court's stay orders on conviction in some cases filed by the ACC, Col Hanif told reporters during the briefing that appeals would be lodged against the verdicts.
He said the court did not scrap the cases, rather stayed the conviction for some time. "Nothing could be said until the final verdict."
Another report adds: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has unearthed massive graft involving about Tk 4.2 million (42 crore) in Chittagong telecommunication zone of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL), formerly known as Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB).
A special ACC team constituted to look into corruption in the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication found that officials and employees of the Chittagong telecommunication zone misappropriated the money from FY 2000-01 to FY 2007-08.
The special team in course of its inquiries came to know that some officers of Chittagong telecom zone have huge wealth inconsistent with their income, ACC director general (admin) Col Hanif Iqbal said at the Commission's regular briefing Thursday.
He also informed that a special ACC team set up for investigating corruption in the Land Ministry has begun work. The team members will coordinate their everyday work staying in a room allocated to them by the ministry.
The members of public have been requested to inform the team about any corruption in the Land Ministry or in any department under it at the following address:
Address of the team: Anti-Corruption Commission Taskforce, Room No 304, Building No 304, Land Ministry, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka. Contact telephones: 7165914, 01711026317, 01712114411, 01552319330, 01718131393 and 01711171474.