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| Bangladesh issues arrest warrant for Indian separatist leader |
| 2011-06-29 |
| On Wednesday, a Bangladeshi court issued an arrest warrant against an Indian separatist leader and several retired Bangladeshi officials wanted in connection with arms smuggling. The arrest warrant was issued against Paresh Barua, military head of Indian separatist group United Liberation Front (ULF) of Assam, and Nurul Amin, a retired senior official at Bangladesh's industries ministry, suppoosedly involved in smuggling 10 truckloads of armaments in 2004. Investigators have charged a total of 52 people - including two former ministers, Matiur Rahman Nizami and Lutfozzaman Babar, and two former chiefs of National Security Intelligence for smuggling the arms meant for the ULF. All but the two accused have been arrested. Police seized 10 truckloads of weapons and ammunition from a pier near the port of Chittagong on April 1, 2004. |
| Posted by:ryuge |