The Anti-Corruption Commission found evidence of corruption against former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed and his family in the inquiry over his amassing illegal wealth.
鈥楾here is no legal bar to file a case against Benazir Ahmed based on the findings received till now regarding his wealth,鈥� said ACC lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan on Thursday.
Talking to journalists, the lawyer said, 鈥業 think, there is enough information to file a regular case against him, but now, the ACC will take the decision regarding the filing of the case, it is their jurisdiction.鈥�
The court has already ordered the seizure of the properties and bank accounts of Benazir and his family as there was evidence of offences, he said.
Khurshid also said, 鈥楾he information about suspicious transactions, ill-gotten income, and wealth of the former IGP is, I think, 鈥渄angerous鈥�.鈥�
Earlier, in three phases,聽 the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court ordered the seizure of a huge amount of movable and immovable assets belonging to Benazir and his family members following ACC petitions.
Among the wealth, the court ordered the seizure of a total of 697 bighas of land in Gopalganj, Madaripur, Cox鈥檚 Bazar, Bandarban, and Narayanganj, 12 flats in Dhaka, and shares in 21 companies in the name of Benazir and his family.
Apart from this, the court also ordered the freezing of a Tk聽30 lakh investment in savings certificates, 33 bank accounts, and three BO accounts.
A three-member inquiry team, led by ACC deputy director Md Hafizul Islam, found the assets during the ongoing inquiry into allegations of Benazir and his family members.
The ACC, based on a media report, decided on April 18 to investigate allegations of amassing illegal wealth by Benazir and his family.
On May 28, the ACC summoned them, but neither Benazir nor his family members appeared before it on June 6 and 9.
Later, the ACC fixed June 23 and 24 for them to come before the commission.
Benazir and the family reportedly left the country on May 4 amid allegations of acquiring illegal wealth and money laundering.
Benazir joined the police force as an assistant superintendent of police in February 1988, and he retired on September 30, 2022.
On December 10, 2021, the United States declared the then IGP Benazir ineligible for entry into the country for 鈥榞ross violations of human rights鈥� while serving as RAB director general.