Law Week
HC orders arrest of Jamaat men who administered 'tauba'
The High Court on March 7 directed the government to arrest in seven days Jamaat men who forcibly administrated 16 Awami League “tauba” (oath of penance) in Panchbibi upazila of northern district of Joypurhat. Acting on a Daily Star report, “Jamaat makes AL men 'Muslim'” which was published on March 7, the court also warned that legal action would be taken against the Superintendent of Police of Joypurhat if the Jamaat leaders are not arrested. The bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik and Justice Mahmudul Hoque made the orders in a suo moto (of its own) move. Law enforcers have been asked to arrest Jamaat leaders Moiz Uddin, Zafir Uddin and Abdul Khaleque, Abdur Rahim, Abdul Malek Master and Siddique and Ashraf Ali. The HC also issued a rule upon the government to explain in 10 days why legal action should not be taken against the Jamaat men.-The Daily Star online edition March 7 2013.
HC bars arrest of 8 BNP leaders
The High Court on March 6 asked the government not to harass or arrest eight BNP leaders, including its acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, until it hears their anticipatory bail petitions in five cases. The cases were filed accusing the eight and 31 other BNP leaders and activists of vandalism and exploding bomb in the capital during the party's March 2 demonstrations. The eight submitted the petitions to the HC on March 6 apprehending that law enforcers might arrest them before the petitions are heard.
The HC bench of Justice Quamrul Islam Siddiqui and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain also fixed today for hearing the petitions.-The Daily Star March 7 2013.
ICT adjourned two war crime cases
The International Crimes Tribunals on March 7 adjourned two war crimes cases, against Ghulam Azam and Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, until March 10 as none of the senior defence counsels appeared before the tribunals. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1, scheduled on that day to hear the defence's closing arguments in the case against Ghulam Azam, received a petition seeking adjournment. In the other case against Kamaruzzaman, ICT-2 was scheduled to record the cross-examination of the first defence witness, Arshed Ali, but neither he nor the senior defence counsels appeared before the tribunal. Shazzad Ali Chowdhury, a junior defence counsel, verbally sought an adjournment, stating that the absence was due to an “unavoidable situation”. The tribunal adjourned the case proceedings until March 10, as senior defence counsels were absent. -The Daily Star March 8 2013.
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