The Anti-Corruption Commission chairman Mohammad Abdul Momen on Tuesday said that actions would be taken against Tulip Siddiq, UK Labour MP and former City minister, after consulting with the Interpol.
鈥楾ulip Siddiq is a warrantee and an absconder,鈥� he said, responding to questions from journalists at the headquarters of the anti-graft body in Dhaka鈥檚 Segunbagicha.
鈥業t is not expected that the case would be settled after getting letters from her,鈥� the chairman said, adding that one should face in the court if any case was registered. If anybody had any allegation against anyone, he or she should go to the court.
鈥楾ulip cannot claim that she has been relieved from the charge if she does not get the reply of her letter to the ACC within seven days,鈥� the chairman said.
Urging Tulip, also niece of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, to face the case, Abdul Momen said that she had to be respectful to the law. She had to have to face the case in accordance with the law of Bangladesh.
鈥榃e have repeatedly told that the case against Tulip Siddiq is not a political or intentional case,鈥� Momen said, adding that she was an accused among many others and it was clear that she was a Bangladeshi citizen.
鈥楾ulip has a national identity card, tax identification number and she submitted her tax return to the National Board of Revenue,鈥� the ACC chief said. 鈥楾hat is why we filed case in Bangladesh as it鈥檚 a matter of Bangladesh.鈥�
鈥楾here is no scope of a political case as per the rules of procedure of the ACC,鈥� Momen added.
