ACC sues addl tax commissioner Faisal, 13 others over acquiring illegal wealth

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against additional tax commissioner Quazi Abu Mahmud Faisal, his wife and 12 others over amassing wealth worth Tk17 crore illegally.

ACC's Deputy Commissioner Golam Mawla lodged the case with their Dhaka Coordinated District Office today (22 January).

The accused are - Faisal, his wife Afsana Jesmin, brother-in-law Aftab Ali, mother-in-law Momtaz Begum, father-in-law Ahmed Ali, his brother Kazi Khalid Hasan, uncle of his wife Sheikh Nasir Uddin, aunt of his wife Mahmuda Hasan, sister-in-law Farhana Afroz, aunt Rawshan Ara Khatun, close associate Khondker Hafizur Rahman, sister Farhana Akter, mother Karima Khatun and close aide Kazi Nur-e-Alam Siddiqui.

Faisal and the other people have been accused on the grounds of acquiring and possessing illegal moveable and immoveable properties and involvement in money laundering, ACC officials said.

According to ACC sources, the case has been filed under Section 27(1) of ACC Act 2004, Section 5(2) of The Prevention of Corruption Act 1947 and Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012.

According to the case statement, Faisal and his family members have acquired immovable properties worth Tk7 crore, including four plots in Faisal's name and an additional four plots and an apartment registered under his wife and other family members.