The public prosecutor of Kuwait has approached the Central Bank of the country to freeze the bank accounts of the Bangladeshi MP Mohammad Kazi Shahid Islam, alias Kazi Papul, and his company.
He is currently being held in connection with cases related to human trafficking, visa selling and money laundering.
According to a report by The Arab Times, informed sources stated that the financial balance of the company amounts to about 5 million dinars including 3 million dinars as the company's capital.
The sources added that the prosecution has contacted the bank to freeze the accounts so that they any amount of money cannot be withdrawn as the account holder are now suspects of legal charges and it will be required to recover money from the accounts if the charges are proven before the courts.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Kuwait on June 7 arrested Lakshmipur-2 MP Kazi Papul on charges of human trafficking and money laundering from his residence in the Mushrif area in Kuwait.
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Bangladesh on June 9 sent letters to Kazi Papul, his wife, daughter and sister-in-law asking them to submit their personal documents including national identity cards, passports, TIN certificates, and copies of income tax returns as a part of the investigation.
Later, on June 17, The ACC imposed a travel ban on Kazi Papul and three members of his family.
