Six Islamic orators relieved from charges under Anti-Terrorism Act
Court ordered to initiate the trial against detained Abu Sakib after framing charges against him upon hearing both sides
A Dhaka court today exempted six Islamic orators, including Mufti Md Amir Hamza, Mufti Ali Hasan Oasama and Mufti Harun Izhar, from a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act with the Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station on 5 May in 2021.
The three others are-Mahmudul Hasan Gunbi, Al Sakid Mohmmad Abdullah and Anwar Hossain.
Judge Md Mujibur Rahman of the Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal acquitted the six orators, who were on bail from the charges, and ordered to initiate the trial against detained Abu Sakib after framing charges against him upon hearing both sides.
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The prosecution appealed for framing charges against the accused while the defence lawyer pleaded for their exemption from the charges in the case filed by the police.
According to the case details, a team of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CCTC) detained Sakib in connection with a plan to attack on the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the capital with swords.
Sakib later gave a confessional statement under section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) before a court. He said he was instigated in doing so by posts in social media, including Facebook, by the six persons, including the three Islamic orators who were relieved from the charges today.
The CTTC Inspector and Investigation Officer of the case Kazi Mizanur Rahman placed the charge sheet before the court on 21 September in 2023.
