Staff Reporter :
Ten Supreme Court lawyers on Thursday submitted an application to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for taking appropriate legal action against Election Commission on account of causing a loss of Tk 7.47 crore of the state in the name of giving training allowances to a section of officials.
The lawyers led by Mohammad Shishir Manir handed over the application to the ACC office, requesting the commission to conduct investigation and lodge a case against the Chief Election
Commissioner, Election Commissioners, EC Secretary, just retired EC Secretary and other government officials responsible for the loss of the state money.
Citing a report published in a Bangla daily on January 3, the lawyers said that Tk 7.47 core had been spent for “special speakers”, “course directors” and “course advisers” for the training programmes without approval from the Finance Ministry and without following the rules of the EC.
Other lawyers, who signed the application, are Md Asad Uddin, Mohammad Mujahidul Islam, Md Zobaidur Rahman, Md Abdus Sabur Dewan, Al Reza Md Amin, Abdullahil Maruf Fahim, M Mustafizur Rahman, M Mujahidur Rahman and Md Zahirul Islam.
On December 14 last year, 42 distinguished citizens urged the President to constitute Supreme Judicial Council to investigate allegations of corruption and other misconduct against the Election Commission.
Ten Supreme Court lawyers on Thursday submitted an application to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for taking appropriate legal action against Election Commission on account of causing a loss of Tk 7.47 crore of the state in the name of giving training allowances to a section of officials.
The lawyers led by Mohammad Shishir Manir handed over the application to the ACC office, requesting the commission to conduct investigation and lodge a case against the Chief Election
Commissioner, Election Commissioners, EC Secretary, just retired EC Secretary and other government officials responsible for the loss of the state money.
Citing a report published in a Bangla daily on January 3, the lawyers said that Tk 7.47 core had been spent for “special speakers”, “course directors” and “course advisers” for the training programmes without approval from the Finance Ministry and without following the rules of the EC.
Other lawyers, who signed the application, are Md Asad Uddin, Mohammad Mujahidul Islam, Md Zobaidur Rahman, Md Abdus Sabur Dewan, Al Reza Md Amin, Abdullahil Maruf Fahim, M Mustafizur Rahman, M Mujahidur Rahman and Md Zahirul Islam.
On December 14 last year, 42 distinguished citizens urged the President to constitute Supreme Judicial Council to investigate allegations of corruption and other misconduct against the Election Commission.
