UNB, Dhaka :
Many graft suspects go off the hook in the cases filed by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) as it fails to
produce witnesses in courts, says a senior official of the national anti-graft agency.
“We hardly get the expected results in graft cases for various reasons…the ACC has no prosecution unit. In many cases, it fails to present witnesses before courts,” ACC director general Dr Shamsul Arefin told its monthly press briefing at its media centre on Monday.
Official data show that 10 graft cases were settled in courts in January this year. Among the cases, the accused were convicted in only three cases while graft suspects got released in the remaining seven cases.
Many graft suspects go off the hook in the cases filed by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) as it fails to
produce witnesses in courts, says a senior official of the national anti-graft agency.
“We hardly get the expected results in graft cases for various reasons…the ACC has no prosecution unit. In many cases, it fails to present witnesses before courts,” ACC director general Dr Shamsul Arefin told its monthly press briefing at its media centre on Monday.
Official data show that 10 graft cases were settled in courts in January this year. Among the cases, the accused were convicted in only three cases while graft suspects got released in the remaining seven cases.
According to ACC officials, retirement of their officials is one of the reasons why the anti-graft body is unable to produce witnesses in courts.
After retirement, ACC officials return to their respective home districts and they ultimately show little interest to appear in courts as witnesses, creating an impediment towards proving allegations against accused in courts.
