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| 4 JMB men jailed | ||||
| 2009-10-12 | ||||
| [Bangla Daily Star] A court here yesterday sentenced five years' rigorous imprisonment each to four members of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in an explosives case filed with the Cox's Bazar Police Station. The convicted were JMB Chittagong divisional chief Javed Iqbal alias Mohammad, its explosives expert Zahidul Islam alias Boma Mizan, Ayub Ali alias Abu Jar and Naimuzzaman alias Shohag. Judge Shafiqul Karim of Chittagong Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal also penalised each with a fine of Tk 5,000 in default of which they will have to suffer another year's imprisonment. According to the deposition of the case, police arrested Ayub Ali with 53 types of explosives in his possession
Police submitted the charge sheet of the case on February 28, 2007 and the charge was framed on March 31 this year. Abdur Rahman and Sunny have already been executed, and Mashiur Rahman was exempted from the case. Public Prosecutor Ayub Khan said the accused confessed that they stockpiled the explosives to attack on Brac, other NGO offices and churches.
With this verdict, the JMB Chittagong divisional chief Mohammad is awarded 229 years' imprisonment.
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| Posted by:Fred |