The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury yesterday said developing a working relationship with the present government is prime responsibility of the commission to continue the ongoing corruption drive.
He declined to comment on the prime minister’s statement about ACC in parliament but said the commission’s activities were not politically motivated.
“I hope the government will take initiative considering our problems and ongoing fight against corruption will continue as it carried out in the last two years,” he said during a routine press briefing at ACC headquarters yesterday afternoon.
The ACC chief said they are still committed to the policy, which are dealing with the corruption cases based on evidences and facts and hoped that it will continue such efforts in future in cooperation with the government as pledged by the prime minister.
“The commission design its graft cases based on the evidences and facts and court also has pronounced verdict in the cases based on the same way. I hope such process will continue in future,” he said.
Pointing out Prime Minister Sheikh Hassina’s recent assurance of cooperation in fighting against corruption, he said ACC will continue discussions with the government highlighting its advantages and disadvantages.
About the lawmaker’s comments on publishing information about corruption by the press, Hasan Mashhud said the information about the corruption can be discussed if it does not work against the commission’s security. If the information dissemination process is stopped, transparency of the commission cannot be maintained, he added.
Replying to a query on the wish of prime minister to reconstitute the ACC, he said, it will not be decent for him to make any comment on the prime minister’s statement.
“I will never agree to the statement that the commission has carried out its activities after being politically motivated. There is no reason to think that there was any political motivation in pursuing the fight against corruption,” he said while replying to another query.
About his resignation, the ACC boss said this is not the moment to take such decision keeping the commission’s role questioned adding “I don’t think there is any reason to take any decision suddenly at the moment getting excited.”
Regarding the two-member committee formed to scrutinize the allegation against him involving money laundering, Hasan Mashhud said, “I think, work of the committee is not being hampered anyway. They are working independently as per directives of the government.”
He added that he is one of members of the committee and the other commissioners are not subordinate to him, so there is no chance of influencing the work of the committee.
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