ACC to investigate source of wealth if landlords ask health workers to vacate homes

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood today said the commission will investigate the source of money of house owners if they ask doctors, nurses and health workers to vacate their homes.

Doctors, nurses and other health workers are serving the nation following the outbreak of coronavirus, the ACC chief said while replying to reporters over phone.

"Treating them badly or disrespecting them (health workers) is a crime. As far as I can remember, according to the prevailing Infectious Disease (Prevention, Control and Elimination) Act, 2018 such behaviour is a punishable offence," he said.

The ACC chairman reminded everyone that if any person violates this law, then law enforcement agencies will take disciplinary action against them.

"If a homeowner tells a person providing healthcare to vacate their home or forces them to leave, the ACC will look into the source of money for building these houses as per the law," he said.

He warned that if they find illegal wealth, they will take legal action.