More than a dozen allegations, including case and bail trading, irregularities in judicial appointments, and money laundering, have been filed with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against former Law Adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul. Sources said the complaints are currently under preliminary verification.
ACC Director General Md. Akhtar Hossain told the media that every complaint submitted to the commission is reviewed by a verification committee. Under the evaluation system, complaints are scored out of 100, and any allegation receiving 80 marks or more is taken up for formal investigation.
According to an ACC source, Dr. Asif Nazrul has been accused of abusing his authority to accumulate large amounts of illegal wealth through bribery and other irregularities. The allegations include case and bail trading, irregularities in appointing and transferring judges, and other corrupt practices through which hundreds of crores of taka were allegedly embezzled. There are also accusations of taking money for transferring judges and sub-registrars, as well as allegations of laundering large sums of money abroad.
Meanwhile, denying the allegations, Dr. Asif Nazrul claimed his innocence in a Facebook post. He stated that he had never committed any corruption in his life and had not allowed anyone to engage in corruption under his watch. He also said that he had not opened any new bank accounts or acquired any undisclosed assets.
He further claimed that he had not practiced nepotism during his tenure and had not provided any undue benefits to his family members or relatives. Although around 5,000 law officers were appointed during his time, none of them were his relatives, he said.
Nazrul also stated that he had not favored any particular region or personal interest while in office. He only helped facilitate limited financial support for the urgent development of Lalbagh Shahi Mosque and secured donations for improving the playground of the University of Dhaka.
Dr. Iftekharuzzaman, Executive Director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), said that no one is above the law and if the allegations are proven true, those responsible must be brought under proper accountability.
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