INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The previous City minister Tulip Siddiq has said an arrest warrant provided versus her in Bangladesh over claims she unlawfully got a plot
of land from her auntie, the countrys ousted former prime minister, is a politically inspired smear campaign.Speaking to reporters on
Monday, the Hampstead and Highgate MP said: No one from the Bangladeshi authorities has called me
The whole time theyve done trial by media
My legal representatives proactively composed to the Bangladeshi authorities, they never responded.Im sure youll comprehend I cant dignify
this politically inspired negative campaign with any comments
Its an entirely politically motivated smear campaign, trying to pester me
There is no proof that Ive done anything wrong.According to Bangladeshi media reports, a judge provided the warrant for 53 individuals
linked to Sheikh Hasina, Siddiqs aunt, who stepped down and left the nation in August last year after a violent crackdown on protests.There
is no official extradition treaty between the UK and Bangladesh.An agent for Siddiq stated there was no basis at all for any charges to be
made versus her, and there is definitely no fact in any allegation that she got a plot of land in Dhaka through prohibited means.skip past
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resigned as financial secretary to the Treasury in January, pointing out the threat of ending up being a distraction and stating the federal
government was being hurt by the furore over her use of properties given to her and her family by allies of Hasinas government.Keir Starmers
ethics advisor, Laurie Magnus, did not deem her to have actually broken any rules over her usage of the homes and found no proof to suggest
that any of Siddiqs possessions were originated from anything besides genuine means.He did, nevertheless, discover a lack of records and
stated lapse of time suggested he had actually not been able to get extensive comfort in relation to all the UK property-related
matters.Bangladeshs anti-corruption commission (ACC) has declared that Siddiq, 42, received a 670 sq metre plot in the diplomatic zone of
the capital, Dhaka, through ties to the nations former rulers, according to the Sunday Telegraph.The accusation is that Siddiq persuaded her
aunt to allocate three plots of land in the special enclave for her member of the family, including her mom, Sheikh Rehana, her brother
Radwan and her more youthful sis Azmina
The household are all based in Britain.
