The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has sent two letters to the Police Headquarters, urging it to take necessary steps in coordination with the government to have Interpol issue Red Notices against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy.
Officials investigating the Purbachal plot scam cases against Hasina and Joy sent the letters, with relevant documents attached, to the Police Headquarters on Thursday, said ACC official sources.
The International Criminal Police Organization, commonly known as Interpol, issues the Red Notice in line with an international request for cooperation to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action.
It is not an international arrest warrant but serves as a tool for law enforcement agencies worldwide to collaborate in tracking down fugitives.
In the letters, the ACC said that since Hasina and her son have fled abroad, in the interest of justice, the trial court has issued arrest warrants against them to identify their location, bring them back to the country, and face the law.
Hasina and Joy are accused in multiple cases filed over alleged abuse of power and irregularities in acquiring plots from Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) in Purbachal New Town Project when the Awami League was in power.
The ACC officials attached copies of the court's order, warrant of arrest, first information reports, the chargesheets, and the draft of the filled-up Red Notice application forms with the letters and urged the Police Headquarters to take the necessary steps.
