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| No bail for Sayedee |
| 2011-04-21 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] The International Crimes Tribunal yesterday rejected a bail petition filed by Jamaat leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee in connection with war crimes. The tribunal also fixed today for the hearing on two other petitions filed on behalf of other top four Jamaat-e-Islami leaders-- Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami, Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojahid, assistant secretaries general Muhammad Kamaruzzaman and Abdul Quader Molla. Nizami, Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojahid, assistant secretaries general Muhammad Kamaruzzaman and Abdul Quader Molla. In one of the two petitions, the four Jamaat leaders sought bail in connection with charges of war crimes. The other petition was filed by Nizami and Mojahid seeking review of the tribunal's order on April 13 which allowed Sherlocks to quiz them at a "safe home" in the capital instead of Dhaka Central Jail about their links with war crimes during the 1971 Liberation War. All the five Jamaat leaders were produced before the court yesterday. The three-member tribunal headed by its Chairman Justice Nizamul Huq directed the prison authorities to allow Sayedee, Nayeb-e-Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami, to receive treatment at Birdem Hospital at his own cost. The tribunal also asked the prosecution to submit a report of the investigation into the allegations against Sayedee as early as possible. The prosecution has to submit the progress report, if it fails to submit the full investigation report, by May 31. It ordered the jail authorities to produce Nizami, Mojahid, Kamaruzzaman and Quader before the tribunal today. Sayedee's counsel barrister Tanvir Ahmed Al Amin yesterday prayed for conditional bail of his client on medical and humanitarian grounds. Opposing the bail prayer, Prosecutor Syed Rezaur Rahman said the Sherlocks have collected documents and evidence of Sayedee having committed crimes against humanity and war crimes during the Liberation War. If Sayedee is released on bail, the investigation into the allegations against him might get hampered, he continued. He also sought permission so the jail authorities can keep Sayedee in jug until the investigation is completed. |
| Posted by:Fred |