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900 corruption cases face legal complexities

Staff Correspondent
Some 900 corruption cases have been facing legal complexities because of the lengthy process of trial and some loopholes in the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Act, 2004.
Meanwhile, the AntiCorruption Commission (ACO had sent recommendations to the government for amendments to the ACC Act with a view to enabling the commission function more smoothly, but it was sent back to the commission .for. review.
Director General (Admin) of the Anti - Corruption Commission (ACO Col Hanif Iqbal spoke about these issues at a routine press briefing at the commission office yesterday.
The ACC would submit the recommendations again soon afterareviewofthem.hesaid.
Out of 900 graft cases, 521 cases are either stayed or remain pending because of writ petition filed against the proceedings of the cases.
Though ACC claimed that the
trial of 370 cases, including 81 in Dhaka, is going on, the fact is that a decrease in the number of special courts and recent changes in the political scenario have slowed the trial process, sources said.
The Anti-Corruption Commission have been dealing with a total of 1216 graft cases, including 710 filed by the police.
Charge sheets in 151 cases are now being prepared for submission to the court, sources said.
The recommendations of ACC. include making the commission a party in the petitions filed by the accused seeking bail or order for a stay on the case
proceedings.
In another recommendation, ACC has sought the authority to ask for assistance from any government, non government or autonomous bodies, if necessary.
Other recommendations include empowering the commission to employ police to investigate the cases filed by the police.
The ACC Act has been amended twice since the inception of the commission.
The first amendment was made on April 18, 2007 that included empowering the commission to make arrests and deal with money laundering offences.