Truth and Accountability Commission (Tac) Chairman Justice Habibur Rahman Khan yesterday admitted that the response so far was not up to the expectation and said an extension of time for confession by the corrupt people would be considered.
“We have not so far received cases as we expected…September 1 is the deadline for voluntary disclosure of ill-gotten wealth. If there is not enough response, we will consider (extending the time),” the Tac chairman told the commission’s weekly briefing.
He said since the formation of the commission, some 21 corrupt individuals have applied to take the advantage of the clemency in return for the ill-gotten wealth.
Of them, he said, four have come voluntarily while the rest were referred by the Anti-Corruption Commission.
Justice Khan said the Tac will talk to the applicants August 25-28 and if satisfied with their confessions, the applicants will be provided with the prescribed forms to make the declarations.
During that time, the applicants will be informed about the dates for hearing.
About the lukewarm response, the Tac chairman said as the concept is quite new, it will take sometime for the corrupt to know about it.
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