Nasim's release likely to be delayed
Saturday, 16 August 2008
The release of former Home Minister Mohammad Nasim, convicted of graft, is likely to be delayed as the scrutiny of the bail orders is taking time, a top jailer said Friday, reports bdnews24.com.
"Mohammad Nasim's bail orders have reached us. The process for his release is going on. However, as Friday was public holiday the examination of papers at the jail office is taking some more time," Deputy Inspector General of Prisons Major Shamsul Haider Siddiqui told the news agency at 3:20 pm.
"The process of his release will not be complete until those works end. So the exact time of his release cannot be said for sure," he said.
However, he said, the jail authorities were trying to quickly complete the work of examining the bail papers.
The High Court on August 6 granted four months' bail to Nasim, who was admitted to LabAid Hospital in the city on June 24 following a stroke.
"Mohammad Nasim's bail orders have reached us. The process for his release is going on. However, as Friday was public holiday the examination of papers at the jail office is taking some more time," Deputy Inspector General of Prisons Major Shamsul Haider Siddiqui told the news agency at 3:20 pm.
"The process of his release will not be complete until those works end. So the exact time of his release cannot be said for sure," he said.
However, he said, the jail authorities were trying to quickly complete the work of examining the bail papers.
The High Court on August 6 granted four months' bail to Nasim, who was admitted to LabAid Hospital in the city on June 24 following a stroke.