Kader Siddiqui chargesheeted by ACC

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Tuesday, 01 March 2011

Author / Source : STAFF REPORTER

DHAKA, FEB 28: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today charge-sheeted Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Janata League president Kader Siddiqui in a case filed against him for amassing illegal wealth and concealing information about it. ACC assistant director Abdus Salam Ali Molla submitted the charge sheet against Siddiqui, also a former lawmaker, to the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court of Tangail for acquiring wealth worth Tk 46.31 lakh beyond known sources of income including concealment of information about assets worth Tk 21 lakh.
The charge sheet was submitted under sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004.
After being directed by the ACC, Siddiqui submitted his wealth statement to the commission on May 21, 2007 stating that he had wealth worth Tk 1.31 crore.
A probe into the wealth statement found that Siddiqui had illegal wealth and consequently a case was filed on March 8, 2009 with the Sakhipur police station.