‘Charge Sheet’ Against Siddiq is Ready – Guido Fawkes

Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission: ‘Charge Sheet’ Against Siddiq is Ready

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Pressure is not letting up on Tulip Siddiq following her public remarks and exchange of letters with the Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission. The ex-anti-corruption minister told Sky: “Why don’t you look at my legal letter and see if I have any questions to answer… [the Bangladeshi authorities] have not once contacted me and I’m waiting to hear from them.” The letter is detailed here…

Last night the Bangladeshi ACC’s Chairman Abdul Momen responded to that by insisting there is extensive documentary evidence to substantiate their claims:

“The charge sheet has been prepared after a thorough examination of documentary evidence. The rest lies with the court, while execution of all orders lies with the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will also be involved… The same legal standards will apply to other absconding accused, including Sheikh Hasina, Sheikh Rehana, Sajeeb Wazed, Saima Wazed, Radwan Mujib Siddiq, and Azmina Siddiq.”

The Bangladesh courts have already issued a travel ban. Downing Street has refused to comment on the possibility of extradition in a hypothetical scenario in which charges are issued by Bangladesh…

Now the UK Daily Mail has searched records at the Dhaka Sub Registry Office and has reported an apparent inconsistency with the MP’s declarations over the ownership of property: “Entries in Westminster’s Register of Members’ Interests state she co-owned the property with a family member in June 2015 and by the following month ownership had been transferred. But searches made last week by the Mail at the Dhaka Sub Registry Office appear to show that Ms Siddiq still owns the flat, as the ACC alleges. A Bangladeshi court will now decide who owns it.” Siddiq and her lawyers call claims against her “vexatious.“ Things are moving…