Dhaka, June 24 -- Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Mohammad Abdul Momen has questioned whether British politics is truly so "fragile" that a corruption case against UK Labour MP and former City minister Tulip Siddiq could cause its collapse.

Speaking at the ACC headquarters in Dhaka on Tuesday, he said the national anti-graft agency was not interfering in British politics, and the case against Tulip was not politically motivated.

He insisted the case was filed based on concrete evidence, and must be dealt with through the judicial system -- not through correspondence.

"Criminals must face charges in the country where the offence occurred," Momen said. "It now appears they want to settle the matter through correspondence. That ...