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Niko Case

ACC seeks to quiz Moudud, Mosharraf

Bribery charges pressed against Taimur

Court Correspondent
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACO yesterday sought permission to interrogate detained former law minister barrister Moudud Ahmed and former state minister for energy AKM Mosharraf Hossain at the jail gate in connection with Niko graft case.
Meantime, ACC pressed charges against detained former Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) chairman and BNP leader advocate Taimur Alam Khandakcr in connection with a Tk 25 lakh bribery case.
Besides, hearing of the case against detained former housing and public works minister Mirza
Abbas for possession of huge local and foreign currencies was adjourned until January 31 following a time petition by defence lawyers.
NIKOCASE
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) AKM Enamul Haque fixed today for the hearing on the petition to interrogate Moudud and Mosharraf. The petition was submitted by ACC Assistant Director SM Shabbir Hossain, the investigation officer (IO) of the case.
Earlier on December 30 last year, detained former premier Khaleda Zia, Moudud and Mosharraf were shown arrested in the case following a petition by the IO. Mahbubul Alam, an assistant director ACC, filed the case on December 9 with Tejgaon Police Station against Khaleda Zia and four others.
The case statement said Khaleda Zia, despite being the custodian of the country's wealth as a prime minister, criminally awarded Niko the opportunity to extract Tk 10,000 crore worth of gas through violating her oath and abuse of power.
Tivo other accused in the case --Khandaker Shahidul Islam, former acting energy secretary, and Kashem Sharif, vice president (South Asia) of Niko Research Bangladesh Ltd.
TAIMUR CASE
Deputy Assistant Director of ACC Mohammad Mahmud Hassan, also the IO of the case, submitted the charge sheet against Taimur to the CMM'scourt,showing25peopleas prosecution witnesses.
On August 14 last year, Golam Mostofa, a deputy director of ACC. filed the case with Pal tan Police Station against Taimur on charge of taking I k 25 lakh in bribe from the owner of an automobile service centre.
According to the case stare ment, laimur received lie 25 lakh in bribe from Alim Talukder, owner of
Nikunja Model Centre in 2006.
The joint forces arrestedTaimur, also general secretary of Narayanganj district BNP, on April 18 on charges of corruption.
ABBASCASE
Judge Mohammad Raseduzzaman Raja of the Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court adjourned the proceeding of the money laundering case following a time petition by the defence lawyers.
Complainant of the case, SubInspector Rafiqul Islam, appeared before the court yesterday to give his statement.
On February 4, joint forces seized a huge cache of local and foreign currencies and other items from Mirza Abbas' South Shahjahanpur residence in the capital.
Motijheel police filed a case against Abbas under Special Powers Act. Money Laundering Act and Excise Act on February 24.
The seized items include sales slips for gold ornaments worth Tk 4 0 lakh. 4,600 US dollars, 17.000 Thai bahts, 418 Singapore dollars, 432 Malaysian ringgits, several cellular phone sets and five passports
The IO pressed charges against Abbas on July 5 last year.