ACC forms five-member committee to clear backlog of old inquiries and cases, plans full asset-management wing
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has moved to clear its long-pending backlog of inquiries and cases, forming a five-member special committee to review old inquiries and cases and find ways to settle them quickly.
At the same time, the commission plans to turn its asset management branch, which handles property attached and frozen by the ACC, into a full-fledged wing to ensure proper management of those assets. A separate committee has also been formed for that task. A senior ACC official confirmed the information to Ajker Patrika.
According to ACC sources, the two committees were formed recently through two separate office orders. The committee on old inquiries, case disposal and asset management has been asked to complete its review within 10 working days and submit a report with specific recommendations.
The second committee has likewise been asked to prepare, within the same period, the plan needed to form a separate asset management wing and submit its report to the commission secretary.
The ACC's Director (Legal), Md Shahadat Hossain Pramanik, has been made convener of the committee reviewing old inquiries and cases. Director (Money Laundering) Md Morshed Alam will serve as its member secretary.
The other members are Director (Prosecution) Mohammad Iqbal Bahar, Director (Special Inquiry and Investigation-3) Dr Mohammad Zahirul Huda and Director (Inquiry and Investigation-1) Rizia Khatun.
ACC Deputy Director Aktarul Islam said: 'This committee will review the current state of the inquiries and cases that have been awaiting disposal for a long time. It will prepare specific recommendations on where an inquiry or investigation is stuck, what complications stand in the way of disposing of a case, and what steps are needed to move them forward quickly, and submit those in a report.'
Aktarul Islam also described a major change planned for the organisational structure of asset management. The work is currently run under a single director. The commission is now considering upgrading this important area into a separate wing, to be headed by a director general — just like the inquiry and investigation wings.
A full plan is being drawn up for the new wing, including the manpower structure and technology it will need. The committee for this task is convened by Md Manjur Morshed, the ACC director currently in charge of asset management.
Former ACC director general Moeedul Islam welcomed the move. 'The ACC's initiative to reduce the backlog of long-pending inquiries and cases is extremely timely,' he said.
