Govt recommends withdrawal of 458 more graft cases
Friday, 1 January 2010
The government has recommended withdrawal of 458 more graft cases mostly filed amid a massive anti-graft drive under State of Emergency following the 1/11 changeover.
The recommendation was made at the 11th inter-ministerial meeting held to review a good number of the 'political harassment' cases in the city Thursday, reports UNB.
A total of 1,056 cases were submitted in the meeting with recommendations for withdrawal. Of these, 31 are from the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC).
Of the submitted cases, 458 were recommended for withdrawal.
After review, 21 of the ACC cases were recommended to be ditched. The meeting asked the authorities concerned to present seven other cases at a later date.
Some of the VIPs whose one case each was recommend for withdrawal are former Awami League (AL) minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader MP of Jatiya Party, former AL lawmaker Ali Reza Raju and his wife, and Dr Kazi Faruk Ahmed.
The other VIPs include Prof Opu Ukil (two cases), former AL lawmaker Haji Selim (two cases) and former AL lawmaker Mohiuddin Ahmed (five cases).
The committee has so far recommended withdrawal of 1,817 cases, 195 of those filed by the ACC.
A total of 6,582 cases have been submitted to the Home Ministry to date for consideration.
Most of those whose cases were recommended for withdrawal belong to the ruling party and its front organisations, triggering resentment in the opposition BNP circles as its leaders are also bearing loads of such cases on charges of graft that had taken place during their rule.
The recommendation was made at the 11th inter-ministerial meeting held to review a good number of the 'political harassment' cases in the city Thursday, reports UNB.
A total of 1,056 cases were submitted in the meeting with recommendations for withdrawal. Of these, 31 are from the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC).
Of the submitted cases, 458 were recommended for withdrawal.
After review, 21 of the ACC cases were recommended to be ditched. The meeting asked the authorities concerned to present seven other cases at a later date.
Some of the VIPs whose one case each was recommend for withdrawal are former Awami League (AL) minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader MP of Jatiya Party, former AL lawmaker Ali Reza Raju and his wife, and Dr Kazi Faruk Ahmed.
The other VIPs include Prof Opu Ukil (two cases), former AL lawmaker Haji Selim (two cases) and former AL lawmaker Mohiuddin Ahmed (five cases).
The committee has so far recommended withdrawal of 1,817 cases, 195 of those filed by the ACC.
A total of 6,582 cases have been submitted to the Home Ministry to date for consideration.
Most of those whose cases were recommended for withdrawal belong to the ruling party and its front organisations, triggering resentment in the opposition BNP circles as its leaders are also bearing loads of such cases on charges of graft that had taken place during their rule.