"Siddiq denies all the allegations and has said she has not been given knowledge of the charges against her or access to legal representation. The prosecution is seeking a maximum life sentence. The verdict came on Monday, after Sheikh Hasina, Siddiq's aunt, was last month given a death sentence over charges of crimes against humanity relating to last year's crackdown on student-led protests."
"Hasina was ousted as Bangladesh's prime minister last year after 15 years in power, considered by many in Bangladesh as a reign of terror. Siddiq is accused of influencing Hasina to secure a plot of land in a suburb of Dhaka for her family members. The anti-corruption commission prosecuting the case has claimed a summons was sent to an address listed on Siddiq's Bangladesh passport, national identity card and in the voter roll."
Tulip Siddiq, the Labour MP for Hampstead and Kilburn, was sentenced to two years in jail in Bangladesh over alleged corruption linked to her aunt, former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, charges she denies. Twenty-one people including Hasina and several family members have been on trial in Dhaka since August. Prosecutors allege Siddiq influenced Hasina to obtain a plot of land for relatives and claim a summons was sent to addresses on Bangladeshi documents. Siddiq says she never held a Bangladesh passport or ID and calls the documents forgeries, describing the case as politically motivated. Prominent lawyers say basic trial rights, including knowledge of charges and legal representation, were not provided; the prosecution seeks a possible life sentence, while Hasina received a death sentence over alleged crimes against humanity related to recent protests.
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