Reported by The Daily Star
Finally, the much-awaited trial in ten-truck arms haul cases is set to start on November 29.
A Chittagong court yesterday framed formal charges against Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami, former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar and nine others in connection with the biggest-ever arms bust in the country.
Finally, the much-awaited trial in ten-truck arms haul cases is set to start on November 29.
A Chittagong court yesterday framed formal charges against Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami, former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar and nine others in connection with the biggest-ever arms bust in the country.
On April 2, 2004, around 1,500 wooden boxes of submachine guns, AK-47 rifles, submachine carbines, Chinese pistols, rocket shells and launchers, hand grenades and bullets were seized from two vessels at Chittagong Urea Fertiliser Limited (CUFL) jetty.
The two cases were filed the next day with Karnaphuli Police Station under the Special Powers Act for arms smuggling and the Arms Act.
The arms and ammunition were taken to the warehouse at Dampara Police Lines in Chittagong in 10 trucks guarded by a huge contingent of police, coastguards and paramilitary BDR.
In the first charge sheet of arms case, the court framed charges against 43 others in 2005. Of them, 26 are now out on bail.
At the same time, the court also framed charges against 45 others in the case filed for smuggling. Of them, 27 have been granted bail.
After framing the charges yesterday against the 11, named in supplementary charge sheet, the cases are ready for trial against more than 50 accused in total of the cases.
Metropolitan Sessions Judge SM Mujibur Rahman fixed November 29 for the trial, ending a long wait of seven years.
Of the 11, Babar, Nizami, Brig Gen (retd) Abdur Rahim, former director general of National Security Intelligence; Maj Gen (retd) Rezzaqul Haider Chowdhury, former director of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence and DG of NSI; former NSI director Wing Commander (retd) Shahab Uddin, ex-NSI deputy director Maj (retd) Liakat Hossain, ex-NSI field officer Akbar Hossain Khan, ex- CUFL managing director Mohsin Talukder and former general manager (admin) Enamul Hoque were produced before the court.
Tow others -- Ulfa leader Paresh Barua and former additional secretary of industries ministry Nurul Amin -- are yet to be arrested. more details>>
The two cases were filed the next day with Karnaphuli Police Station under the Special Powers Act for arms smuggling and the Arms Act.
The arms and ammunition were taken to the warehouse at Dampara Police Lines in Chittagong in 10 trucks guarded by a huge contingent of police, coastguards and paramilitary BDR.
In the first charge sheet of arms case, the court framed charges against 43 others in 2005. Of them, 26 are now out on bail.
At the same time, the court also framed charges against 45 others in the case filed for smuggling. Of them, 27 have been granted bail.
After framing the charges yesterday against the 11, named in supplementary charge sheet, the cases are ready for trial against more than 50 accused in total of the cases.
Metropolitan Sessions Judge SM Mujibur Rahman fixed November 29 for the trial, ending a long wait of seven years.
Of the 11, Babar, Nizami, Brig Gen (retd) Abdur Rahim, former director general of National Security Intelligence; Maj Gen (retd) Rezzaqul Haider Chowdhury, former director of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence and DG of NSI; former NSI director Wing Commander (retd) Shahab Uddin, ex-NSI deputy director Maj (retd) Liakat Hossain, ex-NSI field officer Akbar Hossain Khan, ex- CUFL managing director Mohsin Talukder and former general manager (admin) Enamul Hoque were produced before the court.
Tow others -- Ulfa leader Paresh Barua and former additional secretary of industries ministry Nurul Amin -- are yet to be arrested. more details>>
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