MP says corruption conviction 'farcical'

FORMER City minister Tulip Siddiq said she refused to be “distracted by the dirty politics of Bangladesh” after she was sen- tenced to two years in prison by a court in the country for corruption.

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The Labour MP received the custodial sentence for corruption involving a Government land project, whilst her aunt, ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, was jailed for five years.

Following the verdict, Ms Siddiq said in a statement: “This whole process has been flawed and farcical from the beginning to the end.

“The outcome of this kangaroo court is as predictable as it is unjustified. I hope this so-called ‘verdict’ will be treated with the contempt it deserves. My focus has always been my constituents in Hampstead and Highgate and I refuse to be distracted by the dirty politics of Bangladesh.”