Govt body recommends withdrawal of 105 cases
Thursday, 21 October 2010
The high-powered government committee has suggested the government to withdraw 105 politically motivated cases from various courts of the country.
The recommendation came from the 23rd meeting of the committee held in the city Wednesday chaired by State Minister for Law Advocate Quamrul Islam, reports BSS.
Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun was present at the meeting on special invitation by the committee where State Minister for Home Advocate Shamsul Haque Tuku and Additional Home Secretary Iqbal Khan Chowdhury were also present, among others.
Emerging from the meeting, Mr Islam told journalists that a total of 1621 cases, including 79 from the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC), were produced before the committee for review.
The committee after necessary scrutiny suggested the government to withdraw 105 cases as those were filed against leaders and workers of Awami League of different ranks during the tenure of the last four-party alliance government.
The committee also rejected a proposal for withdrawal of 305 cases as those cases were not lodged with political motive and malafide intention.
It also sent back 1201 cases to the ministry for further review and instructed to reproduce those cases before the next meeting.
Replying to a question, Quamrul Islam said that a number of cases against BNP leaders Joynal Abdin Farrouk MP, Barkat Ullah Bhulu, Nazim Uddin Alam and Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed were produced before the committee for review.
The committee after review and verification rejected the proposal for withdrawing the cases.
The recommendation came from the 23rd meeting of the committee held in the city Wednesday chaired by State Minister for Law Advocate Quamrul Islam, reports BSS.
Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun was present at the meeting on special invitation by the committee where State Minister for Home Advocate Shamsul Haque Tuku and Additional Home Secretary Iqbal Khan Chowdhury were also present, among others.
Emerging from the meeting, Mr Islam told journalists that a total of 1621 cases, including 79 from the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC), were produced before the committee for review.
The committee after necessary scrutiny suggested the government to withdraw 105 cases as those were filed against leaders and workers of Awami League of different ranks during the tenure of the last four-party alliance government.
The committee also rejected a proposal for withdrawal of 305 cases as those cases were not lodged with political motive and malafide intention.
It also sent back 1201 cases to the ministry for further review and instructed to reproduce those cases before the next meeting.
Replying to a question, Quamrul Islam said that a number of cases against BNP leaders Joynal Abdin Farrouk MP, Barkat Ullah Bhulu, Nazim Uddin Alam and Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed were produced before the committee for review.
The committee after review and verification rejected the proposal for withdrawing the cases.