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Graft Cases against Public Officials

Suranjit slams ACC law for mandatory govt permission

Staff Correspondent
Senior Awami League lawmaker Suranjit Sengupta yesterday criticised a newly added provision of the AntiCorruption Commission law, which requires the ACC to obtain permission from the government before filing graft cases against public servants.
He also termed the amendment a "barrier" to building a democratic institution.
Ignoring all criticisms and recommendations of a parliamentary committee, the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) passed the ACC
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bill on November 10.
"I will say that passage of the bill hurt me because such an initiative is not consistent with the spirit of building a democratic institution," he said at the JS media centre.
A press conference was organised there to counter criticisms that the cabinet has been dissolved after ministers submitted resignation letters to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this week.
More than two years and a half ago, when the government placed the AGG bill in parliament with the controversial provision, it drew huge flak and the government apparently’ had backed off.
But in the twilight months, the government introduced the provision that curbs the ACC's authority, which, according to many quarters, would turn the anti-graft watchdog into a "toothless" body.
Referring to those saying that the ministers no longer hold their posts after submission of resignation letters, Suranjit said their criticism was provocative, confusing and politically motivated.
In this regard, he cited the constitution's Article 58 (2, 4) and said the cabinet members had submitted resignation letters as per the will of the prime minister.
According to Section 2 of Article 58, "The Prime Minister may at any time request a Minister to resign, and if such Minister fails to comply with the request, may advise the President to terminate the appointment of such Minister."
Section 4 says, "If the Prime Minister resigns from or ceases to hold office each of the other Ministers shall be deemed also to have resigned from office but shall, subject to the provisions of this Ghapter, continue to hold office until his successor has entered upon office."
"But this will not be considered as resignation until the premier sends the letters to the president requesting him to take necessary steps in this regard," Suranjit said. "So, what the ministers have done is 100 percent constitutional and legal."
Even if the ministers submit resignation letters, they, as per the constitution, will continue to hold office till the next cabinet takes over, he said.
When his attention was drawn to the law minister's Tuesday's comments that none of the ministers have submitted their resignation letters following the constitution, Suranjit avoided a direct answer and said he |Suranjit| explained the matter in the light of the constitution.