Tulip Siddiq should appear in court to face trial: Yunus tells ITV
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has urged UK Labour MP Tulip Siddiq to return to Bangladesh and face trial over corruption allegations.
He has also rejected Tulip's request for a meeting to discuss the charges brought against her by Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Yunus, who is currently on an official visit to the UK, told ITV News that any allegations should be dealt with in court, not through political dialogue.
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"If she has allegations against her, she should appear in court to face a trial," he said.
"I have not spoken to her. I took it as a legal process and it should be done in a legal way, I should not get involved."
The ACC has accused Tulip of unlawfully receiving land from her aunt, former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who was removed from office last year following a student-led uprising.
Tulip, who previously served as a Treasury minister in the UK, has denied the accusations, calling them a "politically motivated smear campaign" by Bangladeshi authorities.
She had written to Yunus ahead of his visit to the UK, asking to meet, so she could help to "clear up the misunderstanding perpetuated by the Anti-Corruption Commission in Dhaka".
In a statement, Tulip said she was disappointed by Yunus' refusal to meet and accused him of fueling a campaign of politically charged misinformation.
