Labour MP Tulip Siddiq has said she is "absolutely baffled" by the prison sentence she has been handed for corruption in Bangladesh.
Ms Siddiq was accused of obtaining plots of land from her aunt, the country’s former prime minister, in Dhaka’s diplomatic zone, through "abuse of power and influence". She was being tried in absentia.
She told Sky News: "I’m absolutely baffled by the whole thing. I’ve still had no contact whatsoever from the Bangladeshi authorities despite them spreading malicious allegations against me for a year and a half now."
Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/labour-mp-tulip-siddiq-sentenced-to-two-years-in-prison-at-corruption-trial-in-bangladesh-13477731
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