Prince Moosa again at ACC

Staff Correspondent: Moosa bin Shamsher alias Prince Moosa, an international weapons trader and chairman of Datco Group, has again appeared at Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in a money laundering case.

 

Along with a dozen of security guard, Prince Moosa entered the ACC headquarters around 10.55am on Thursday at Segunbagicha in the city.

ACC Deputy Director Mir Mohammad Joynul Abedin Shibly began interrogation in connection with siphoning money and amassing illegal wealth.

According to sources, a report was published in Business Asia on Moosa bin Shamsher in June last year. It said he has $7 billion in a Swiss Bank.

Shamsher was born in Faridpur district on October 15, 1950. He started his business career as a manpower exporter but international media usually portray him as an arms dealer.

He attracted huge media attention after offering the Labour Party and Tony Blair 5 million pounds as campaign donation during UK’s 1997 general elections.

risingbd/ Jan 28, 2016/MA Rahman/Mukul