CIID to sue Moosa

Customs officials will file separate cases against controversial business tycoon Moosa Bin Shamsher on charges of laundering money and dodging tax, reports UNB.

The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) took the decision on Sunday as it found the proof of money laundering and tax evasion after interrogating Moosa, said CIID director general Moinul Khan.

He also said they decided to refer the graft charge to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for further investigation.

“Our inquiry team has suggested suing him under the Customs Act and the Money Laundering Prevention Act. We’ll refer the corruption case to the ACC for further investigation,” Moinul told UNB.

Business tycoon Moosa Bin Shamsher went to the CIID headquarters at Kakrail in the afternoon where he was interrogated by the inquiry team from 3:00pm to 5:00pm.

He was summoned to the office for his statement over the seizure of a luxury Land Rover (Range Rover Vogue) car from his Gulshan-2 residence on 21 March.

Following primary interrogation, the CIID officials found that the car with the registration plate, Bhola Gha-11-00-35, was registered against fake names with false description to avoid taxes.

The CIID had earlier asked Moosa to appear before its headquarters on 20 April but he sought a three-month time citing his illness.

Finally, the CIID gave him 15 days to turn up.