The ACC has sued the self-styled richest person in Bangladesh, Moosa Bin Shamsher, accusing him of providing false information regarding assets in a Swiss bank and land ownership in Savar and Gazipur.
The controversial businessman had earlier told the Anti-Corruption Commission that he had $12bn frozen in Swiss bank accounts, but later failed to prove his claim.
The commission’s director and inquiry team leader, Mir Jainul Abedin Shibly, filed the case against Moosa with Ramna police station yesterday, confirmed ACC Public Relations Official Pranab Kumer Bhattacharya.
Earlier at its regular meeting in the morning, the commission approved the filing of the case against Moosa, an alleged arms dealer.
The case was lodged as Moosa reportedly amassed wealth illegally and made false claims about $12bn in frozen assets in Switzerland and the ownership of 12 bigha land in Savar and Gazipur.
A senior ACC official, seeking anonymity, said Moosa failed to provide any documents to back up his claims.
During his second round of interrogation on January 28, Moosa reportedly claimed that the account in which his money was frozen was a joint account shared with his business partner who know details about the account. A lawyer had been appointed for a lawsuit regarding that account, the businessman added.
Moosa also assured that he would inform the ACC about if there was any progress in the case, said the ACC official.
