"The former City minister Tulip Siddiq has said she fears prosecutors could be planning to use fake documents to secure her conviction in her trial in Bangladesh on corruption charges. The Labour MP, who is being tried in absentia, spoke out after images of a Bangladeshi national identity card and a passport said to be in her name were published in newspapers in the UK and in Bangladesh."
"Siddiq said the documents that appeared in the Times and Prothom Alo, a prominent Bangladeshi newspaper, were forgeries. She said: I've struggled with fake news for one year now about all my crimes. No evidence has been produced. So now fake documentation. And I guess the next step is fake evidence. Siddiq and 20 other individuals, including her aunt, her mother, her brother and her sister, have been on trial in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, since the start of August."
Tulip Siddiq, a former City minister, says prosecutors in Bangladesh may be using forged identity documents to secure her conviction in an in absentia corruption trial. Images of a Bangladeshi national ID card and a passport purportedly in her name were published in UK and Bangladeshi newspapers; Siddiq calls the documents forgeries. Siddiq and 20 others, including family members, have been on trial in Dhaka since August, accused of influencing former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to obtain a plot of land for relatives. Siddiq denies the allegations as politically motivated and resigned ministerial roles, saying the claims distracted the government. Keir Starmer's adviser cleared her in January but warned about reputational risks.
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