Bangladesh has told India that it wants former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to New Delhi after being ousted in August, returned to the country for the \u201cjudicial process\u201d, the acting head of the country\u2019s foreign ministry said on Monday. Additionally, Bangladesh\u2019s anti-corruption commission said on Monday that it has launched a probe into allegations of $5 billion embezzlement by Hasina and her family in connection with a Russian-backed nuclear power plant. \u201cWe sent a note verbale to the Indian government saying that the Bangladesh government wants her (Hasina) back here for [the] judicial process,\u201d Touhid Hossain told reporters, referring to diplomatic correspondence between the two countries. Hossain did not specify what the judicial process was connected to. India\u2019s foreign ministry and Hasina\u2019s son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, did not immediately respond to Reuters\u2019 requests seeking comment. Along with the ex-premier, those subject to the commission\u2019s inquiry include Joy and Hasina\u2019s niece, Tulip Siddiq, a British lawmaker and government minister. The allegations were raised by a writ seeking an investigation filed in the high court by Hasina\u2019s political opponent, Bobby Hajjaj, chairman of the Nationalist Democratic Movement party. \u201cWe seek justice through our court,\u201d Hajjaj told AFP today. Key allegations relate to the funding of the $12.65bn Rooppur nuclear plant, the first in a South Asian country. Moscow is bankrolling it with a 90 per cent loan. A statement from the commission today said it had launched an inquiry into allegations that Hasina and family members had \u201cembezzled $5bn\u201d from the Rooppur plant via \u201cvarious offshore bank accounts in Malaysia\u201d. It said its investigations were examining \u201cquestionable procurement practices related to the overpriced construction\u201d of the plant. \u201cThe claims of kickbacks, mismanagement, money laundering, and potential abuse of power raise significant concerns about the integrity of the project and the use of public funds,\u201d the commission said. The graft allegations also include theft from a government building scheme for the homeless. Hasina, 77, fled by helicopter on August 5 into exile in India, infuriating many Bangladeshis determined that she face trial for alleged \u201cmass murder\u201d. It was not possible to contact Hasina for comment. According to a statement from the British prime minister\u2019s office, Siddiq has \u201cdenied any involvement in the claims\u201d accusing her of embezzlement. Joy, who is understood to be based in the United States, was also unavailable for comment to AFP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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