Police submit charge sheet against two lawyers
Sunday, 19 April 2009
After nearly two and a half years of investigation into the November 30, 2006 Supreme Court vandalism case, the police submitted charge sheet in the CMM Court against advocates Subrata Chowdhury and Awsafur Rahman charging them with sedition, reports UNB.
Subrata is a leader of Gono Forum while Awsaf is a supporter of the ruling Awami League (AL).
Section 124 ka (sedition) under the Penal Code carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
On April 13, DMP sub-inspector of Detective Branch Nazim Mollah, also the investigation officer (IO) of the case, submitted the charge sheet as prima facie offence proved against the two Supreme Court (SC) lawyers.
The IO in his charge sheet prayed for relieving the other FIR-named accused, including Dr Kamal Hossain, Barrister Amir-Ul Islam, Barrister Rokanuddin Mahmud and Barrister Tania Amir from the charges as he did not find any prima facie offence against them.
On November 30 in 2006, violence erupted on the SC precincts as then Chief Justice Syed JR Mudassir Husain stayed the proceedings of three writ petitions minutes before a High Court (HC) division bench was to issue rule on one writ challenging the legality of then President Iajuddin Ahmed's takeover as the chief adviser to the caretaker government.
Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, the SC court keeper, filed the sedition case with the Shahbagh police station on December 5, 2006 accusing noted lawyers, including Dr Kamal Hossain, Barrister Amir-Ul Islam, Barrister Rokanuddin Mahmud and Barrister Tania Amir, Subrata Chowdhury and Awsafur Rahman of the vandalism and tearing down the national flag.
In the case, the court keeper mentioned that about 200 people, including the lawyers of three writ petitioners, their assistants and some outsiders vandalised the chief justice's chamber, courtrooms and other public properties after the Chief Justice had issued a stay order on the petitions.
The court, without accepting the charge sheet, summoned the informant to appear before it on May 28.
When asked, Awsaf told the news agency that this was "unfortunate" the charge sheet was submitted against him.
After submission of the charge sheet, Awsaf would have to seek bail afresh before the designated lower court as he had earlier secured anticipatory bail from the High Court until submission of the police report in connection with the case.
Subrata is a leader of Gono Forum while Awsaf is a supporter of the ruling Awami League (AL).
Section 124 ka (sedition) under the Penal Code carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
On April 13, DMP sub-inspector of Detective Branch Nazim Mollah, also the investigation officer (IO) of the case, submitted the charge sheet as prima facie offence proved against the two Supreme Court (SC) lawyers.
The IO in his charge sheet prayed for relieving the other FIR-named accused, including Dr Kamal Hossain, Barrister Amir-Ul Islam, Barrister Rokanuddin Mahmud and Barrister Tania Amir from the charges as he did not find any prima facie offence against them.
On November 30 in 2006, violence erupted on the SC precincts as then Chief Justice Syed JR Mudassir Husain stayed the proceedings of three writ petitions minutes before a High Court (HC) division bench was to issue rule on one writ challenging the legality of then President Iajuddin Ahmed's takeover as the chief adviser to the caretaker government.
Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, the SC court keeper, filed the sedition case with the Shahbagh police station on December 5, 2006 accusing noted lawyers, including Dr Kamal Hossain, Barrister Amir-Ul Islam, Barrister Rokanuddin Mahmud and Barrister Tania Amir, Subrata Chowdhury and Awsafur Rahman of the vandalism and tearing down the national flag.
In the case, the court keeper mentioned that about 200 people, including the lawyers of three writ petitioners, their assistants and some outsiders vandalised the chief justice's chamber, courtrooms and other public properties after the Chief Justice had issued a stay order on the petitions.
The court, without accepting the charge sheet, summoned the informant to appear before it on May 28.
When asked, Awsaf told the news agency that this was "unfortunate" the charge sheet was submitted against him.
After submission of the charge sheet, Awsaf would have to seek bail afresh before the designated lower court as he had earlier secured anticipatory bail from the High Court until submission of the police report in connection with the case.