The government is apparently indifferent to implementing a series of directives issued by the High Court over the years to hold probes, trials and punish persons involved in laundering money, swindling bank money, and other financial crimes.
The High Court on several occasions expressed dismay at the government as it had been buying time on various excuses to implement the directives.
The court had observed that no ‘positive steps’ had been taken to probe into many cases relating to the embezzlement of funds from banks, financial institutions, and other government departments and also to hold trials of accused swindlers in those cases.
‘We have noticed that many cases were filed for embezzlement of money through corruption in banks, financial institutions, and in many government departments, but no positive steps are being taken to expedite the proceedings of inquiry, investigation, and trial as well,’ the bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Mohi Uddin Shamim made the observation in a written judgement released in August 2021.
‘We see in various news media including electronic and print media that the Anti-Corruption Commission is busy with the recovery of money than strengthening the legal procedures in major corruption cases as a result of which accused persons are getting advantages in their defence,’ added the…
