MP Enamul relieved of graft charges

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) gave clean chit to ruling Awami League MP Enamul Haque from the allegation of accumulating illegal wealth worth Tk 2.13 billion.
"We did not find irregularities in his accumulation of wealth, so we decided to clear him off," ACC commissioner M Shahabuddin told reporters at his office on Wednesday.
He said the assets of MP Enamul Haque and Ena Properties are of separate entities. Since the ACC found Enamul having no illegal wealth as an individual, he has been relieved of the graft charges.
 The ACC recently decided to clear him from the allegation.
He said the anti-graft body also decided to send relevant documents to the National Board of Revenue (NBR), asking it to look after the allegation of tax evasion by Enamul, an MP from Rajshshi-4 constituency.
The ACC commissioner said there are some audit objections against Ena Properties, which is out of ACC's jurisdiction to probe, so the commission has decided to send the relevant documents to the NBR.
On September 16, 2014, ACC inquiry officer Jatan Kumar Roy submitted his report on the graft allegation against Enamul to the commission recommending that the Awami League MP be sued on charge of illegal wealth accumulation.
But, ACC commissioner M Shahabuddin earlier opposed filing case against Enamul while commissioner Dr M Nasiruddun was in favour of lodging a case.  
According to the probe report, Enamul illegally accumulated wealth worth Tk 2.13 billion during the 2009-2014 tenure of the Awami League-led government.
He allegedly concealed information about Tk. 2.13 billion in his wealth statement submitted to the ACC early this year.
The ACC launched a probe against Enamul and six other politicians following allegations that they accumulated an unusual amount of wealth during the last Awami League government early this year.
On March 9, ACC served a notice to the lawmaker and his wife Tahura Haque asking them to submit a wealth statement containing lists of their all movable and immovable properties within next seven working days.
However, Enamul ignored the notice and sought extension of time. The ACC later granted extension of deadline until March 31, though Enamul failed to file the statement again.
Later, on April 1, Enamul submitted the statement to ACC, but the commission refused to receive it as the deadline had expired.
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