Govt to cancel 123 more 'political' cases
Thursday, 17 September 2009
The government has decided to withdraw 123 more cases on the grounds that they were pressed for political persecution.
State Minister for Law Kamrul Islam said this while talking to journalists in the city Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com.
A total of 241 applications for cancellation of cases were presented at the seventh meeting of the scrutiny committee for recommendation, the state minister, also the committee's chairman, said.
Of them, 225 were filed under the penal code and 16 by the Anti-corruption Commission, he said.
The state minister said the committee would make a positive decision if opposition chief Khaleda Zia and her two sons Tarique Rahman and Arafat Rahman Koko applied for withdrawal of their cases provided they are 'really politically harassed'.
State Minister for Law Kamrul Islam said this while talking to journalists in the city Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com.
A total of 241 applications for cancellation of cases were presented at the seventh meeting of the scrutiny committee for recommendation, the state minister, also the committee's chairman, said.
Of them, 225 were filed under the penal code and 16 by the Anti-corruption Commission, he said.
The state minister said the committee would make a positive decision if opposition chief Khaleda Zia and her two sons Tarique Rahman and Arafat Rahman Koko applied for withdrawal of their cases provided they are 'really politically harassed'.