In two additional corruption cases ex-minister Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced to four years in prison in Bangladesh. In absentia…
Charges relate to land allocation and the allegation that members of dictator Sheikh Hasina’s family illegally acquired land from the state through corrupt means. Siddiq originally got a two-year sentence in December. Four have been added…
Siddiq has always denied charges against her. The Labour Party has also issued a statement:
“As has been reported, highly regarded senior legal professionals have highlighted that Tulip Siddiq has not had access to a fair legal process in this case and has never been informed of the details of the charges against her. This is despite repeated requests made to the Bangladeshi authorities through her legal team. Anyone facing any charge should always be afforded the right to make legal representations when allegations are made against them. Given that has not happened in this case, we cannot recognise this judgment.”
It remains to be seen what the diplomatic situation will be between the UK and Bangladeshi governments after incoming fresh elections will end the term of interim president Muhammad Yunus…
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