Former minister Mozammel faces graft charges over ‘illicit wealth’

The ACC reports “dubious” transactions worth Tk 83.2 million from three bank accounts registered to his name

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has accused former Liberation War affairs minister AKM Mozammel Haque of “possessing wealth beyond known sources of income”.

On Tuesday, ACC Director General Akhtar Hossain said Assistant Director Md Abul Kalam Azad filed the case with the anti-graft agency’s Integrated District Office, Dhaka-1.

The case alleges that Mozammel acquired movable and immovable assets worth Tk 103.4 million, which is not consistent with his declared source of income.

The ACC also reported “dubious” transactions worth Tk 83.2 million from three bank accounts to his name.

A case has been filed against him under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012 and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.