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Bangladesh
5 more BDR jawans make confession
2009-04-05
[Bangla Daily Star] Five more Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) jawans yesterday confessed before two metropolitan magistrates to their involvement in the February 25-26 carnage at Pilkhana. They are Nayek Sheikh Manirul Islam, Sepoy Masud Ahmed, Sepoy Jafur Ali, Sepoy Joynul Abedin and Sepoy Raihan Chowdhury.

It could not be known what statements they made before the court.
Something about the Lindbergh baby ...
Following a petition submitted by investigation officer of the case Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Abdul Kahar Akand of Criminal Investigation Department (CID), metropolitan magistrates Tofail Hasan and Zulfikar Hayat recorded their statements under section 164 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). After recording statements, the five accused were sent to jail.

With yesterday's tally, a total of 14 BDR jawans made confessional statements in connection with the case.

Meanwhile, Magistrate Zulfikar Hayat placed 12 BDR jawans on seven-day remand each after the investigation officer prayed for 10-day remand for each. The jawans are: Lance Nayek Hafez Ahmed Md Esmail Hossain, Sepoy Shah Alam, Signal Man Noor Alam, Sepoy Shamsul Alam, Sepoy Mizanur Rahman (1) and Sepoy Mizanur Rahman (2), Sepoy Abu Sadek, Sepoy Mamun Miah, Lance Nayek Masudur Rahman, Sepoy Eklas Uddin, Sepoy Jasim Uddin and Sepoy Julfikar Hossain.

A total of 130 BDR jawans have been placed on remand so far in the case.

Meanwhile, members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)-2 last night handed over 16 BDR jawans and a civilian to Lalbagh Police Station. Twelve of the BDR jawans were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) later in the night. The BDR jawans moved to DMCH were identified as habildars Shahabuddin, Kamarat Ali, Abdul Jalil, Rafiqul Islam, Oli Ullah and Santus Kumar, Nayek Golam Mostofa and Nayek Subedars Alauddin, Abul Khair, Sepoy Golam, Fauq Goffar and Tofazzol.

Talking to reporters at DMCH, the BDR jawans claimed that they were blindfolded and taken to an unknown location from the BDR headquarters on April 1. They were tortured there by Rab personnel, they claimed.

The civilian was identified as Mamun of Baghapara of Jessore.

Officer-in-charge of Lalbagh Police Station Golam Rahman told The Daily Star that around 9:30pm Rab personnel took them to the police station. He declined to talk any further about them.
"I will say no more!"
Posted by:Fred

#1  Heart Attack to follow?
Posted by: john frum   2009-04-05 09:27  

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