The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed cases against 12 of its officials and employees on charges of bribery, extortion, misappropriation of money and breach of discipline.

The accused officials include one deputy director and two assistant directors, said ACC director general (admin) Col Hanif Iqbal at the Commission's regular briefing yesterday.

First information reports (FIRs) and departmental cases have been filed against five ACC staffs, while only departmental cases have been filed against seven others.

FIRs and departmental cases have been filed against assistant director Nizam Uddin (for extortion), data entry operator Abdur Rahman (extortion and harassment), and constables Harun-ar-Rashid Bhuiyan, Abdul Motaleb Khandaker and Meer Reza Habibur Rahman (bribery).

The Commission has also decided to suspend these five officials.

Only departmental cases have been lodged against deputy director Kamrul Ahsan, assistant directors Saif Mahmud and Shamsul Alam, data entry operator M Habibullah, and constables Mizanur Rahman and Golam Rasul.

Earlier, it was made known that following internal inquiries the Commission had decided to take action against 28 officials and employees.