Money Laundering
HC stays ACC notice on Moudud
The High Court yesterday stayed for three months operation of an Anti-Corruption Commission notice asking BNP leader Moudud Ahmed to appear before the commission in connection with a money laundering allegation.
On July 4, ACC's Deputy Director Monayem Hossain served the notice on Moudud asking him to appear before the commission office at 11:30am on July 11 for hearing and accepting his (Moudud) statement on the allegation of acquiring asset in the UK by the way of money laundering.
The notice said legal action will be taken if Moudud fails to appear before the ACC.
In response to a writ petition filed by Moudud, the HC yesterday also asked the ACC to explain why its notice should not be declared illegal, as the petitioner claimed that the notice was issued to politically harass him.
Khurshid Alam Khan, a counsel of ACC, said they will file an appeal with the Supreme Court against the HC order.
There is no legal bar for ACC to conduct enquiry into the allegation against Moudud following the order, he added.
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