ACC files cases against ex FM Kamal, his family

Staff Reporter :

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed four separate cases against former Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal alias Lotus Kamal, his wife Kashmiri Kamal and their daughters Kashfi Kamal and Nafisa Kamal on charges of amassing illegal wealth.

The former FM and his family were sued on charges of acquiring illegal assets worth TK 167.56 crore and unusual transactions worth TK 850 crore.

ACC’s Director General (prevention) Akhter Hossain disclosed the matter in front at a press briefing at the ACC head office in the capital on Thursday.

A case was filed against AHM Mustafa Kamal on charge of abusing his power to acquire illegal assets worth TK 27.5 crore.

Besides, suspicious transactions of TK 446.42 crore were found in 32 accounts operated in his own name and the name of his organisation in various banks.

Another case was filed against Mustafa Kamal and his wife Kashmiri Kamal for abusing their power to acquire assets worth TK 44.11 crore inconsistent with known income sources. She was also accused for suspicious transactions worth Tk 26.64 crore.

Besides, a case was filed against Mustafa Kamal and his daughter Kashfi Kamal for accumulating illegal assets worth TK 31.78 crore and suspicious transactions worth TK 177.48 crore from 38 personal and business accounts.

The ex-minister’s daughter Nafisa Kamal was sued for accruing assets worth TK 62.14 crore beyond known sources of income and making suspicious transactions worth TK 199.2340.547 crore from 17 personal and business accounts.