Graft suspects may apply by Sept 1 seeking TAC clemency
Friday, 8 August 2008
Graft suspects willing to voluntarily disclose their ill-gotten wealth before the Truth and Accountability Commission (TAC) may apply by September 1, reports UNB.
An official handout said the graft suspects may secure the TAC clemency on criminal charges, subject to adequate evidences, by surrendering the ill-gotten wealth to the state coffer.
Persons charge-sheeted for corruption or whose corruption cases are under investigation by the ACC may also apply to the court/ACC seeking to refer their cases to the TAC for taking advantage of its clemency.
All such petitions will be kept secret on request.
For any clarification/details, anyone can contact Abdullah Al Mamoon, deputy secretary (Admn-2), TAC or phone 9351689.
On the other hand, the ACC pledged to extend its full legal cooperation to the TAC in successfully advancing the objectives behind formation of the
TAC under the current purge against corruption.
'The ACC will extend its allout legal cooperation to the TAC in successfully taking forward the objectives of its formation,' ACC director general (admin) Col Hanif Iqbal said in the Commission's regular briefing Thursday afternoon.
'There is no scope for any other explanation or misunderstanding in this regard,' he added.
On August 4, the ACC chairman said it would not be acceptable if the TAC compromised on big corruption. In a virtual retort, the newly-appointed TAC chairman Wednesday (August 6) said the ACC is obligated by the law to send cases to them if the persons concerned apply.
Col Hanif said apart from those convicted for two years or more in ACC-scheduled offences, everyone else would be able to take the advantage of the clemency parade for the corrupt under the TAC operation.
He also said that before formation of the TAC, two individuals had applied to the ACC for taking advantage of TAC clemency--and their applications are now "under review".
Hanif would not disclose the names for legal constraints but confirmed that the two individuals seeking exoneration are not politicians.
'The Commission has decided in principle to award those who would provide bribe-related information and help in catching involved persons red-handed,' he told the reporters.
The ACC director general said the Commission has also decided to strengthen the activity of catching bribe-takers red-handed through laying mousetraps.
An official handout said the graft suspects may secure the TAC clemency on criminal charges, subject to adequate evidences, by surrendering the ill-gotten wealth to the state coffer.
Persons charge-sheeted for corruption or whose corruption cases are under investigation by the ACC may also apply to the court/ACC seeking to refer their cases to the TAC for taking advantage of its clemency.
All such petitions will be kept secret on request.
For any clarification/details, anyone can contact Abdullah Al Mamoon, deputy secretary (Admn-2), TAC or phone 9351689.
On the other hand, the ACC pledged to extend its full legal cooperation to the TAC in successfully advancing the objectives behind formation of the
TAC under the current purge against corruption.
'The ACC will extend its allout legal cooperation to the TAC in successfully taking forward the objectives of its formation,' ACC director general (admin) Col Hanif Iqbal said in the Commission's regular briefing Thursday afternoon.
'There is no scope for any other explanation or misunderstanding in this regard,' he added.
On August 4, the ACC chairman said it would not be acceptable if the TAC compromised on big corruption. In a virtual retort, the newly-appointed TAC chairman Wednesday (August 6) said the ACC is obligated by the law to send cases to them if the persons concerned apply.
Col Hanif said apart from those convicted for two years or more in ACC-scheduled offences, everyone else would be able to take the advantage of the clemency parade for the corrupt under the TAC operation.
He also said that before formation of the TAC, two individuals had applied to the ACC for taking advantage of TAC clemency--and their applications are now "under review".
Hanif would not disclose the names for legal constraints but confirmed that the two individuals seeking exoneration are not politicians.
'The Commission has decided in principle to award those who would provide bribe-related information and help in catching involved persons red-handed,' he told the reporters.
The ACC director general said the Commission has also decided to strengthen the activity of catching bribe-takers red-handed through laying mousetraps.