ACC sues Anisul on charge of earning illegal wealth

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former law minister Advocate Anisul Haque on charge of acquiring illegal wealth beyond his known income source.

Md Akhter Hossain, Director General (Prevention) of the ACC on Wednesday said this during a media briefing at ACC media centre.

ACC found the former law minister has amassed wealth of about Tk 1.46 billion (Tk 146.19 crore) beyond his known income source, the DG said.

Anisul deposited Tk 3.49 billion (Tk 349.15 crore) with 29 bank accounts in his name or relatives and withdrawn Tk 3.16 billion (Tk 316.48 crore) from those accounts.

DG said the ACC revealed Anisul’s suspicious transaction of Tk 6.65 billion (Tk 665.64 crore).

ACC lodged the case against Anisul Haque under the Corruption Prevention Act-1947 and the Money Laundering Prevention Act-2012.

Md Jahangir Alam, Deputy Director of the Dhaka Integrated District Office-1 of ACC filed the case.