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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Bill Bowkett

Bangladesh 'failing to provide evidence' against Tulip Siddiq after former minister issued anti-corruption arrest warrant

Tulip Siddiq’s lawyers have lashed out at Bangladeshi authorities for failing to uphold the former Labour minister’s “fundamental right to justice” after issuing an arrest warrant in connection with corruption allegations.

Legal representatives for the Hampstead and Highgate MP, 42, complained that Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) have “failed to provide a single piece of documentary evidence” against her despite filing a request last a month.

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