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Laws would be amended if needed to speed up graft cases

Says home adviser

Staff Correspondent
Home Adviser Maj Gen (retd) MA Matin said yesterday that laws would be amended if needed, after the state of emergency is lifted, to expedite graft cases filed during the period.
Talking to reporters at the home ministry, Matin said, “Rules can also be changed if required, but we re yet to face a situation that requires such an amendment."
Maj Gen (retd) MA Matin was replying to a query on the status and future of graft cases filed by the caretaker government, especially those lingering for over 120 days now, in case they arc challenged in the High Court once the emergency is lifted.
SEE PAGE 19 COL 3 Normally proceedings of such cases need to be completed within 120 days of filing them.
Asked whether the graft cases filed under the emergency power rules will have acceptability once the emergency is lifted, Matin said that a crime remains a crime -whether or not under a period of emergency. He said, "The cases filed have depth and I hope trial of these cases will be held no matter which government comes to power next."
Matin, also the chairman of National Coordination Committee on Serious Crimes and Corruption (NCC), said that the NCC has no plan to publish any more lists of corrupt suspects though it will take ‘into cognisance senous’efim^s.^e added that the NCC is overloaded at present with investigations and trial of cases filed against the 197 listed.
When asked about allegations of abuse of emergency power rules to detain some people, the adviser replied that the law ministry would look into any such incident if it had indeed taken place.
On the current controversy surrounding the Dhaka University cases. Matin said that the government was aware of the situation and they are trying to work out a respectable solution for both sides.
Asked what kind of a time frame was needed to find a "respectable solution", he said that he was unable to put a time frame on it as the case was still under trial.
When asked whether the government might withdraw the cases, Matin said he was unable to comment on the matter.
The home advisor said a total of 45 persons have been convicted in the graft cases supervised by the NCC so far. Of them 19 were in cases moved by the ACC, 12 by National Board of Revenue and 14 by the police.
He added that at present 78 cases are still under trial, investigation of 247 cases is in progress, inquiry of 31 cases, and preliminary inquiry of 54 cases are also in progress.