ACC Commissioner M Sahabbuddin Chuppu yesterday said business tycoon Moosa Bin Shamsher during the interrogation confessed that he had an arms business.
Moosa also confessed to the commission that he had earned Tk51,000cr ($7bn) deposited in Swiss Bank through arms business.
But he could not answer to the question whether his arms business was legal or illegal, said the commissioner.
After an international business magazine published reports on his lavish and unusual lifestyle the ACC ran an inquiry to find out the sources of his unusual income.
He confessed to have earned $7bn through his arms business but he denied to answer elaborately about his arms business to the inquiry officer as he termed such business confidential.
“But he has to answer those questions.” Chuppu told the journalists.
The commissioner also said the ACC had taken the issues seriously and until finding the source of his arms business and unusual income the commission will stick to its inquiry.
The anti-graft body will also investigate the sources of income of Moosa as a Bangladeshi citizen and his income tax payment, the commissioner informed.
“On December 18, the commission interrogated him for the first time. So in future if the commission thinks that Moosa needs to be interrogated extensively, the commission will summon him again.” told Chuppu.
The anti- graft body took the decision to investigate into the allegation against Moosa on November 3.
Inquiry Officer and ACC Senior Deputy Director Jainul Abedin Shibli asked Moosa to appear before the commission on December 4. But Moosa appeared before the commission on December 18 to face the questionings.
