The Anti-Corruption Commission in Bangladesh, which produced charges against Tulip Siddiq leading to her arrest warrant, says it has ‘summoned’ Siddiq for questioning at their offices. Siddiq previously told Sky News her lawyers were “ready” to handle any formal questions about corruption allegations in Bangladesh..
Siddiq, who along with her lawyers denies all wrongdoing and corruption allegations, has been requested to appear at the ACC’s offices at 10 a.m. on 14 May with regard to a “case filed alleging that Tulip received a luxury flat in the capital’s Gulshan area from the real estate developer Eastern Housing Limited without making any payment.”
This falls after the arrest deadline of 12 May set by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judges’ Court. Siddiq’s lawyers have previously indicated they have no intention of her appearing before the courts in the country. Bangladeshi authorities not letting up…
A spokesman for Tulip tells Guido: “If this is serious process not a political smear campaign why won’t the ACC engage with Tulip Siddiq’s lawyers who have written to them twice over the last few weeks? She is a UK citizen, living in London and representing her constituents in the British Parliament. She is yet to hear anything officially but they know where to reach her – and that’s clearly not in Dhaka.” Bangladeshi authorities say they are treating Siddiq as a Bangladeshi citizen…
Former leader of the SNP in Westminster Ian Blackford told Times Radio why he believes Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that she spent no time in the kitchen and therefore didn’t see any of her husband’s purchases:
“She doesn’t have a passion for cooking.”