Assistant Secretary sentenced to 22 years imprisonment in three cases of ACC in Faridpur
February 13, 2024
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Assistant Secretary sentenced to 22 years imprisonment in three cases of ACC in Faridpur
The court has sentenced suspended Assistant Secretary Mohammad Shahriar Mateen to 22 years imprisonment in three cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) including embezzlement and money laundering by pretending to be the owner of government land in Faridpur. At the same time, he was fined Tk 1 crore 68 lakh in three cases. He will have to undergo imprisonment for various terms for non-payment of fine. Faridpur Senior District and Sessions Judge Court Judge Md. Nazrul Islam announced the judgment of three cases. After the verdict, Shahriar Mateen was taken from the court to prison under police guard.
In those three cases, apart from Shahriar Mateen, there are three Kanungos, three surveyors and 12 LA check takers as defendants. They have also been sentenced to various terms of imprisonment and fined. Convicted Mohammad Shahriar Matin was working as Deputy Collector Negarat (NDC) in Faridpur before joining as Land Acquisition Officer of Gopalganj. He is a resident of Deogaon village of Atpara upazila of Netrokona. Before his arrest, he lived in Adabar Baitul Aman Housing Society area of Dhaka.
ACC filed a case against Shahriar Mateen on May 24, 2017 on charges of money laundering. The then Assistant Director of ACC Head Office Mamunur Rashid Chowdhury filed the case at Faridpur Kotwali Police Station as the plaintiff. In the statement of the case, Shahriar Matin was working as a land acquisition officer in Gopalganj from January 23 to May 20, 2013. At that time he opened an account in Faridpur branch of Bank Asia. On February 28, 2013, Tk. 25 lakh was deposited as such. ACC filed two cases for embezzlement of Tk 77 lakh while he was working in Gopalganj. He deposited that 77 lakh to 25 lakh taka in the bank and withdrew it in stages. He has committed an offense under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act by knowingly transferring, transferring and layering property related to crime by concealing the illegal nature, source, location, ownership and control of the proceeds of crime. The court found Shahriar Mateen guilty in the case of money laundering and sentenced him to 5 years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Tk 97 lakh. In default of payment of the fine, he was sentenced to another six months' imprisonment.
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