ACC files corruption case against Sajeeb Wazed Joy

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed a corruption case against ousted prime minister’s ICT affairs adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy for acquiring illegal wealth worth about Tk nearly 601.5 million and laundering the money.

ACC Director General Md Akhter Hossain disclosed this to media at a briefing at the commission headquarters’ in the city’s Segunbagicha area.

According to the ACC, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, also the son of Hasina, has earned moveable and immoveable properties worth about Tk over 611.8 million from 2000 to 2025.

Of the total, his moveable properties was Tk over 543.9 million and immoveable properties was Tk over 67.8 million.

According to the ACC investigation, the genuine income of Sajeeb Wazed Joy at that time was Tk over 13.2 million that means he has acquired illegal wealth worth about nearly 601.5 million.

As per ACC allegation, Joy, as an adviser, has acquired huge illegal wealth by using power with ulterior motive and laundered Tk over 540.4 million to the United Kingdom (UK) for buying two houses or investing the money there.

The ACC also found his transactions of Tk over 575.0 million including suspected transaction of Tk over 34.6 million through his two bank accounts at that time.

These financial dealings and transactions by Sajeeb Wazed Joy is punishable offence under section 27(1) of ACC Act-2004, sub-sections 2 and 3 under section 4 of the Money Laundering Prevention Act-2012 and section 5(2) of Corruption Prevention Act-1947.