The High Court has issued a rule asking why the inaction of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in investigating the alleged embezzlement of $5 billion, equivalent to Tk60,000 crore, from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) through a Malaysian bank by ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and her niece Tulip Siddiq, should not be declared illegal.
The High Court bench, comprising Justice Fahmida Quader and Justice Mubbina Asaf, issued the rule on Sunday, following a preliminary hearing on a writ petition.
Earlier, on September 3, a writ petition was filed in the High Court seeking an investigation into the alleged embezzlement of funds from the RNPP involving Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and niece Tulip Siddiq through a Malaysian bank.
The writ was filed by Bobby Hajjaj, chairman of the National Democratic Movement (NDM). Advocate Barrister Shahedul Azam appeared on behalf of the petitioner.
The petition challenged the legality of the ACC’s inaction regarding corruption allegations against Sheikh Hasina and her family members in the RNPP project.
The ACC chairman and others were made respondents in the petition.
