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| Bangladesh |
| BD corruption suspects to prove innocence |
| 2007-02-22 |
| Only two of 50 prominent figures ordered to account for their wealth as part of a corruption crackdown in Bangladesh have so far submitted papers to the authorities, reports said Wednesday. The 50, whose assets are alleged to far exceed their income, have until 5:00 pm Sunday to produce financial records or have their property confiscated. “I have given the account of everything ... now it will be proved through inquiries that I was never involved in corruption and never misused power,” former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmaker Rashiduzzaman Millat told a private UNB news agency. Around half of the 50 people named are already in jail. At least 29 high profile figures, including 10 former ministers, have been rounded up in the past fortnight in raids by the army, police and security forces. Hundreds more are due to be named and prosecuted over the coming weeks, according to officials. |
| Posted by:Fred |