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| High Court: Money launderers are enemies of the state |
| 2020-11-23 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] Following a cabinet member’s remarks that public servants outnumbered politicians in siphoning off money abroad, the High Court has sought information on money launderers.In a suo moto (voluntary) rule on Sunday, the court described money launderers as "enemies of the state" and asked whether appropriate measures were taken against them. Secretaries to the home and foreign ministries, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Bangladesh Bank, Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit, National Board of Revenue and the deputy commissioner of Dhaka district have been told to submit details of money launderers by December 17. "Those who are involved in laundering money have no patriotism and they are enemies of the state and nation," observed the bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Ahmed Sohel. The court also gave the government four weeks to explain why its inaction to take action against money launderers would not be declared illegal. It issued the rule following media reports on Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen’s remarks made recently. Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik and ACC’s counsel Advocate Khurshid Alam attended the hearing. "A huge amount of money is being siphoned off to Canada, Malaysia, Singapore and other countries and most of them are government officials. We need to know who these people are and how they are laundering money," the court said. Money launderers have betrayed the state and its citizens, it added. |
| Posted by:Fred |