ACC drops probe on AL MP Enamul’s wealth
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has dropped its investigation on the wealth of ruling Awami Legaue lawmaker Enamul Haque saying that the allegations against him were false.
The Rajshahi-4 lawmaker came under the graft radar following an ACC report alleging that he had hidden Tk 215 crore worth asset in his wealth statement submitted to Election Commission ahead of January 5 general election.
Four months into the allegation, ACC’s Public Relation Officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told The Daily Star today that the probe into the lawmaker’s wealth has been dropped.
Commissioner Nasiruddin Ahmed found the allegation false and recommended that the National Board of Revenue investigate his wealth, the ACC spokesperson said.
The primary wealth report on Enamul Haque was prepared by ACC probe officer Jatan Kumar Roy on September 16. He suggested that Enamul be sued for graft.
“ACC had a meeting where we decided to scrap the complaint against the lawmaker,” Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya said.
On September 8, MP Enamul attended quizzing at the ACC’s Shegunbagicha office and later denied of possessing wealth beyond that stated in the statement submitted to the EC.
However, the commission found out that Enamul was an owner of Ena Enterprise, a real estate firm, which has seven sister concerns, in its investigation.
This investigation was part of the drive on graft investigation against seven ministers and lawmakers that the ACC launched in January 22 moved by media reports.
However, of late, the commission drew flak from several quarters accused of letting go government high ups under the grace of the ruling Awami League.
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