59 jailed for mutiny at Khulna sector hqs
Fifty-nine jawans of 23 Battalion of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were yesterday sentenced to jail terms ranging from four months to six years for their involvement in the mutiny at Khulna sector headquarters on February 25 and 26 in 2009.
The special court-12 headed by Rajshahi Sector Commander Col Ehia Azam Khan delivered the judgement at 11:30am. Two other members of the court were Lt Col Gazi Mohammad Khalid Hossain and Major Md Touhidul Islam. Deputy Attorney General Shashanka Shekhar Sarker was present.
Of the convicts, 11 were jailed for six years, three for four years, three for three and a half years, 11 for three years, five for two years, seven for one and a half years, five for one year, ten for six months, three for four months and one was jailed for two and a half years.
The court, set up at BGB Khulna sector headquarters at Goalkhali in the city also fined the convicts Tk 100 each.
According to the prosecution, the 59 jawans revolted against their officers at the sector headquarters on February 25 and 26 in 2009, looted arms and ammunition from armoury, put up barricades at several points of Khulna-Jessore highway and damaged a number of vehicles.
Subedar Major Jalal Ahmed of the sector headquarters filed the mutiny case with the special court against 59 jawans on October 25 last year.
Charges against the rebels were framed on February 22 this year while hearing on charges was held on February 23 and 24. The court recorded statements of 36 prosecution witnesses in this case during trial.
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