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Download PDF The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) will begin from December 11 scrutinising around 70,000 allegations that have so far been submitted to the commission and initiate investigation according to the importance of the complaints.
ACC Director General (Admin) Col Hanif Iqbal disclosed this during a regular press briefing at the ACC headquarters yesterday.
The ACC yesterday sued former post and telecommunication minister barrister Aminul Haque and one of his aides on charge of misusing Tk 16.15 lakh government money for personal purposes.
The ACC also filed a case against former BNP lawmaker MAH Salim and three of his family members in connection with amassing wealth illegally and concealing information in their wealth statements submitted to the commission.
Meanwhile, the ACC approved nine charge sheets for submission against four people including Jatiya Party (Manju) Chairman Anwar Hossain Manju and the Daily Janakantha Editor Atikullah Khan Masud.
“The commission has decided to begin scrutinising all 70,000 corruption allegations. And considering the importance of the allegations, enquiries and investigations will be initiated,” said Col Hanif Iqbal told the briefing.
The commission also decided to form three committees, each comprising three members and headed by a deputy director or assistant director, to conduct the scrutiny process.
A director general or a director of the ACC will supervise the activities of each committee and will forward selected allegations to the commission for initiating enquires into them.
The commission also fixed three criterions based on which the allegation would be considered as non-eligible to be looked into.
The commission will not take into consideration anonymous allegations, allegations which are not in the commission’s jurisdiction, and family disputes and disputes over property distribution.
If the commission did not accept an allegation, it will inform the complainant about its decision.
When asked about the filing of case regarding the Niko deal, Iqbal said, “Today’s meeting of the commission did not talk about the Niko case.”
When asked about the submission of charge sheet in the Gatco case, the director general said, “There are many complexities and legal issues and one has to take a number of steps to advance. Everything must be examined carefully and the work of examination is not finished yet.”
CASE AGAINST AMINUL
The ACC yesterday sued former post and telecommunication minister barrister Aminul Haque and his aide Mofiz Uddin, Tanore upazila Jubo Dal convenor, for using Tk 16.15 lakh government money for personal purposes, our staff correspondent in Rajshahi reports.
Sayed Ahmad, assistant director of Rajshahi ACC, lodged the case under sections 409/109 of the Penal Code and 5 (2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 yesterday afternoon.
The plaintiff alleged that Aminul and Mofiz constructed a bridge on Chanduria canal spending Tk 16,15,553 before the LGED department approved the work plan.
The bridge was useless to locals but it did link Mofiz’s villa on the canal.
Mofiz is in police custody but Aminul is absconding.
CASE AGAINST SALIM
ACC Assistant Director Ali Akbar filed the case accusing Salim, his wife Amena Begum, his daughter Shahara Salim and son Mehedi Hasan of amassing wealth illegally.
In the first information report, the complainant said Salim concealed information about his property worth Tk 12.38 crore in the wealth statement submitted to the commission and he accumulated TK 62.96 crore illegally.
The case was filed under sections 26 (2) and 27 (1) of ACC Act and Emergency Power Rules.
APPROVED CHARGE SHEETS
Of the charge sheets approved for submission yesterday, four are against Atikullah Khan Masud and two are against Anwar Hossain Manju.
Manju and his wife is to be charge-sheeted accused in a case filed in connection with accumulating wealth of Tk 75 illegally and taking bribe worth Tk 1 crore.
Masud is to be charge-sheeted accused in a case filed in connection with accumulating wealth illegally and getting a building design approved illegally.
Another charge sheet will be submitted against former chief conservator of forest (CCF) Md Osman Ghani in connection with accumulating wealth worth Tk 4.97 crore beyond his known sources of income.
Former lawmaker M Mustafa Rashidi Suja and his wife is also to be charge-sheeted accused in a case filed in connection with amassing Tk 3.73 crore illegally.
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