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| Govt rules out extra-judicial killing by Rab in Madaripur |
| 2009-12-10 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] The government yesterday told the High Court that no incident of extra-judicial killing took place in the custody of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Madaripur on November 16 this year although this court issued a suo moto rule asking the government for an explanation. Explaining the incident on behalf of the government, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Kazi Ejarul Haque Sagor told the court that investigation into this case is going on, and if the High Court passes any order in this regard, the investigation will be obstructed. He said this during the hearing on the suo moto rule issued by the High Court bench of Justice AFM Abdur Rahman and Justice Md Emdadul Haque Azad. The court in the rule also directed the government to explain why appropriate actions should not be taken against Rab officials--Major Wahiduzzaman and Lieutenant Hasan and their companions--for killing of two brothers--Lutfor Rahman Khalasi and Khairul Haque Khalasi. Replying to the rule and direction, DAG Sagor told the court that no one by the name Major Kazi Wahiduzzaman was found in the Madaripur Rab unit. The court fixed December 14 for further hearing on the matter. A case has been filed with Madaripur Police Station in connection with killings of the two brothers on November 16. The following day, the court issued the rule upon a newspaper report on the killings. On November 22, the bench directed the government to place before it by December 9 (yesterday) the details of Rab officials involved in detaining the two brothers. Meanwhile, Ain O Shalish Kendra (ASK), a human rights organisation, told the court yesterday that this organisation will provide materials and documents on the incidents of extra-judicial killings to this court. Advocate Ruhul Quddus appeared for ASK which was earlier allowed by this court to place arguments as an intervener in this case. |
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