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| CID quizzing arrested NSI officer |
| 2009-04-21 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] Investigators of the sensational Chittagong arms haul case yesterday started interrogating National Security Intelligence (NSI) field officer Akbar Hossain, now on remand. An investigator seeking anonymity said Akbar claimed that whatever he had done was on instructions of some officials of higher authority. Akbar also named some of the officials and the investigators were yesterday busy verifying those names, said the investigator. The NSI field officer was arrested and placed on a two-day remand Sunday reportedly for hiring seven out of the 10 trucks and a crane for offloading and transporting the firearms and ammunition seized at Chittagong Urea Fertiliser Ltd jetty on April 02, 2004. A team of investigators quizzed the NSI field officer at Criminal Investigation Department (CID) headquarters at Dampara Police Lines throughout the day yesterday. Former investigation officer of the case Md Ismail Hossain Khan--an ASP of CID Gazipur range--also assisted in the interrogation of Akbar. However, CID Chittagong Divisional Special Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mohammad Muslim said ASP Ismail, predecessor to current investigation officer of the case CID ASP Muniruzzaman Chowdhury, was not specially brought in for the interrogation. "He came here for some other work and we got him to help out in the interrogation," said Muslim. Investigation officer Muniruzzaman Chowdhury said they found it difficult to glean information from the NSI field officer. He expressed inability to say anything more regarding the interrogation. |
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