BDR Mutiny Trial in C'nawabganj
Charges against 21 read out at special court
Trial proceedings against 21 mutineers of 39 Rifles Battalion began at special court-12, set up at the battalion headquarters in Chapainawabagnj, yesterday.
On the first day, Deputy Assistant Director (DAD) of the battalion Md Kamal Mia read out the allegations brought against the BDR rebels in the court headed by Rajshahi Sector Commander Col Ehia Azam Khan. Two other members are Lt Col Gazi Mohammad Khalid Hossain and Lt Commander Muhammad Touhidul Islam.
Lt Col Zayed Hossain is the prosecutor.
The complainant alleged that 21 BDR men of the battalion revolted against their officers on February 25--26 last year, looted arms and ammunition from battalion armoury and fired blank shots.
The court took the allegations against the 21 BDR men into its cogninance and asked the prosecutor to produce all the accused in the court today.
The court also issued an arrest warrant against four BDR jawans for their involvement in the mutiny. They are nayek subedar Jamal Mia, havilder Panchanon Das, sepoy Moshfequr Rahman and sepoy Muhammad Ruhul Amin Shikdar.
Following court order, the four were arrested and later handed over to the police who sent them to Chapainawabagnj jail. On May 18, 2009, police arrested 17 accused BDR men of 39 Rifles Battalion in a mutiny case filed against them the same day.
Assistant Attorney General Shasanko Shekhar Sarkar and advocates Manjur Alam and Rezaul Karim Reza were present at the special court during the trial.
On May 18 last year, the officer-in-charge (OC) of Chapainawabganj Sadar Police Station filed a sedition case against 30 BDR men of the battalion with the Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court. They were later arrested from battalion headquarter and produced in the Court that sent them to jail. Of the 30 accused, 21 were later sued on mutiny charge.
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