US EditionBangladeshi officials testify against former British minister Tulip Siddiq in anti-corruption trial
Tulip Siddiq faces charges of using family ties to acquire state land and involvement in a 2013 nuclear deal corruption case, with her family tried in absentia, anti-corruption officials said.
- On August 13 in Dhaka's Special Judge Court-4, Bangladeshi anti-corruption officials testified against former British Minister Tulip Siddiq, alleging she used her familial connection to Sheikh Hasina to obtain land plots.
- The prosecution indicted Siddiq, Sheikh Rehana, Radwan Mujib, and Azmina for facilitating their receipt of state land in Dhaka, but they absconded and face trial in absentia.
- Investigators allege Siddiq’s family brokered a 2013 nuclear deal with Russia, and she resigned in January from her anti-corruption post in Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government.
- In response, Siddiq’s lawyers called the charges baseless and politically motivated, as the court heard testimony from two Anti-Corruption Commission officials with a third expected later.
- Following her ouster, Sheikh Hasina faces charges, including crimes against humanity, as officials link her to the violent student-led uprising last year.
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Evening Standard
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Bangladeshi officials testify against former British minister Siddiq
DHAKA: Bangladeshi anti-corruption officials testified in court on Wednesday against former British anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq, accusing of using a family connection to deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to obtain state-owned land in the South Asian country. Siddiq, who is Hasina’s niece, resigned from her post in Prime Minister Keir Starmer ‘s government in
timesandstar.co.uk
The ArgusBangladeshi anti-corruption officials give evidence against UK MP Tulip Siddiq
Ms Siddiq is accused of using her familial connection to deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to obtain state-owned land in the South Asian country.
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