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ACC scrutinising Truth Commission dossier

Will recommend govt on the proposal at 'appropriate time"

Staff Correspondent
The government has asked the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for opinion on the proposed Truth Commission.
The ACC received a dossier from the government on formation of the much talked about body Sunday, ACC Director General Col Haniflqbal toldThe Daily Star.
Earlier the same day a high-level meeting of the caretaker administration approved in principle the proposal to form a Truth and Accountability Commission.
The anti-graft body will place its recommendations and comments on the matter to an "appropriate authority" at an "appropriate
time", Col Hanif observed.
Addressing a routine press briefing yesterday, he said they are examining the proposal in the light of existing laws, rules and functions.
He however declined to elaborate on the content of the draft proposal.
Asked about the fate of the graft cases already disposed of and those being tried, Hanif said the ACC would make its recommendations after scrutinising every aspect of the proposal.
According to different sources, the idea of forming a Truth Commission was bounced last year by the National Coordination Committee to Combat Corruption
and Serious Crimes.
It came as an alternative way to deal with graft cases and suspects. It would provide an opportunity for the corrupt individuals to admit their offence and be penalised monetarily instead of facing a prolonged legal process and conviction by courts, added the sources.
There has been a lot of discussion about the implications of forming aTruth Commission.
ACC Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury told reporters in November that the Truth Commission would not be functional and have no legal acceptability and credibility if
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Delwar Hossain, at the jail gate in a case for amassing Tk 1.02 crore illegally.
Meanwhile, the ACC pressed charges against joint tax commissioner (suspended) Harun-or-Rashid in a case filed against him for concealing information in his wealth statements submined to the commission.
CASE AGAINST PABAN
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Goiam Rabbani passed the order for interrogating Paban about his ill-gotten wealth after investigating officer (IO) of the case and ACC Deputy Assistant Director Mahbubur Rahman submitted a petition.
Paban was shown arrested in the case on February’ 14 following a petition submitted by the ACC.
ACC filed the case with Ramna Police Station against Paban on December 18 last year for amassing wealth worth Tk 1.02 crore illegally.
The first information report (FIR) said Paban concealed information about his properties worth Tk 10 lakh in his wealth statement submitted to the ACC.
It was also mentioned in the FIR that Paban amassed wealth worth Tk 7,491,829 beyond his known sources ofincome.
Earlier, Paban was arrested for carjacking at Bailey Road in the city. Later he was released on bail.
But he was arrested again in connection with a case for possessing illegal firearms and ammunition.
CASE AGAINST HARUN
ACC Assistant Director Mahfuza Khatun, also the IO of the case, submitted the charge sheet to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court, showing 26 people as prosecution witnesses.
ACC Assistant Director Shamsu) Alam filed the case against Harun with Dhanmondi police on October 29 last year for concealing Tk 2,563.000 in his wealth statements submitted to the commission on September 18 the same year.
Rapid Action Battalion arrested Harun on Match 24. 2007 for taking bribe of Tk 39,000. A case wras filed against him with Paltan PoliceStation.