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| Detained Mojaheed shown arrested |
| 2011-05-16 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ... a Pakistani catspaw remaining active in Bangla politix, loosely affiliated with the Pak religious party of the same name and closely affiliated with most of the terror organizations in Bangla. A member of the BNP's four party governing coalition.... Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed was shown tossed in the calaboose yesterday in one of the two cases filed for the grenade attack on an Awami League rally on August 21, 2004. Metropolitan Magistrate Keshob Roy Chowdhury passed the order following an appeal by Criminal Investigation Department's (CID) Special Superintendent of Police Abdul Kahar Akand, also the investigation officer (IO) of the case filed under Explosive Substances Act. The IO, in his plea mentioned that chief of Harkatul Jihad al Islami (HuJI) Founded in 1984 by Fazlur Rehman Khalil and Qari Saifullah Aktar. The Bangla branch was established in 1992 with assistance from Osama bin Laden. Recruits come mostly from Deobandi madrassahs. HuJI and Fazlur Rehman Khalil are signators of bin Laden's declaration of war on the west. Mufti Abdul Hannan in his statement on April 7 disclosed five names, including Mojaheed, who were involved in the attack. The four others are former DGFI director Rezzakul Haider Chowdhury, former NSI director general Abdur Rahim, acting HuJI chief Maulana Shawkat Osman and its Nayeb-e-Ameer Maulana Abdul Hannan Sabbir, he said. During investigation they also revealed the names of the grenade suppliers and the patrons of the attack that killed 23 people including AL leader Ivy Rahman and injured many including Sheikh Hasina, the then opposition leader. Al Markajul Islam Vice-chairman Maulana Abdul Rashid also gave statements before a magistrate in connection with the attack. A process is underway to quiz Mojaheed, who was then social welfare minister, at the jail gate in this connection. Meanwhile, ...back at the the conspirators' cleverly concealed hideout the long-awaited message arrived. They quickly got to work with their decoder rings... Judge Mohammad Zohurul Haque of Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court granted the CID 20 days more to complete further investigation into the case. The CID sought 30 more days saying it needs the time to arrest those still on the run. The same court on April 20 gave 25 days more to complete the investigation, which expired on Sunday. With this, the CID has been given 22 months in 10 phases to probe the case. Meantime, HuJI Nayeb-e-Ameer Abdul Hannan Sabbir was placed on a four-day fresh remand in the case. Earlier, he was taken on 10 days' remand in connection with the CPB rally kaboom case following his arrest on April 25 from a residence in Keraniganj. Meanwhile, ...back at the wrecked scow, a single surviver held tightly to the smashed prow... Jamaat acting Secretary General ATM Azharul Islam in a statement yesterday condemned the arrest order against Mojaheed in the grenade attack case. Azharul said the AL government tossed in the calaboose Mojaheed to take political Dire Revenge™. According to the statement, Jamaat had condemned the attack on the AL rally on Bangabandhu Avenue and demanded punishment of the attackers. |
| Posted by:Fred |