MP orders lynching of miscreants

Amid international criticism of Bangladesh's law enforcers over alleged extrajudicial killings, a lawmaker has suggested the public should take matters into their own hands and kill miscreants, reports bdnews24.com.
HM Ibrahim, the Awami League MP from Noakhali-1, said he would take responsibility for "ordering the fatal mob beatings". He later regretted the remarks.
"I am ordering this: nothing will happen if all the miscreants are beaten to death. Lynch them if you can," he said at a commemoration for a late local Awami League leader at Muhuriganj High School ground in Sonaimuri Upazila on Friday.
A video of his speech has gone viral on social media.
"If anyone files a case [over the lynching], I will be the prime accused, I promise you as an MP," Ibrahim said.
He then asked the Awami League workers if his message was clear to them. "If the police fail, I am instructing you to lynch all these miscreants who are torturing people and making it difficult for them to sleep."
Speaking to bdnews24.com on Saturday, Ibrahim regretted making the comments in a public meeting as a lawmaker. "I actually said these to warn the miscreants and to make people aware."