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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

[ALOCHONA] Human rights situation in last 6 months, a report by Odhikar



Human rights situation in last 6 months, a report by Odhikar
 



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[ALOCHONA] Govt in dilemma over BDR mutiny trial



Govt in dilemma over BDR mutiny trial

The government is on the horns of a dilemma over the trial of the countrywide BDR rebellion. The most difficult question confronting the government is whether to opt for the Military Act or the Criminal Code of Procedure for the trial purpose.

The Military leaders including BDR Director General Major General Moinul Hossain have been arguing in favour of Military Act for the trial purpose. According to them, without Court Martial it would not be possible to hold the trial of around 3300 BDR men involved in the mutiny throughout the country.

It has been estimated that around 1800 BDR men were involved in the Peelkhana mutiny and the rest 1500 were involved in the mutiny in other parts of the country.

The BDR DG told The News Today that it would hardly be possible to complete the trial under the Criminal Procedure Code because at every stage the accused person would be able to block the trial process by preferring appeal before the higher court. That scope would not be available if the trial is held under the Military Act.

He also said that organizing a courtroom for holding trial of 1800 people would be next to impossible if the Criminal Code of Procedure is applied for trial purpose. On the other hand, the Military Act provides opportunity for holding trial battalion wise and several court martial could be organized at a time.

The daunting question is whether Military Act could be applied for holding trial of the BDR mutiny, as the said Act has no such provision for holding trial of other forces except the army.

But the section 5(1) of the Army Act says, the government by a gazette notification could bring any disciplined force under the purview of the Army.
It was told that the BDR is a disciplined force, so the government could hold the trial of BDR mutiny under the Army Act.

Most of the government leaders are in favour of holding trial of the BDR mutiny under the Army Act. According to them, if the trial is held in the civil court, some issues like the Prime Minister''s meeting with a group of principal offenders including deputy assistant director (DAD) Towhid, the announcement of general amnesty by the Prime Minister, etc might come up, which might cause serious embarrassment for the government.

Despite the agreement between the government leaders and the military leaders, the government could not make up its mind about applying the Military Act for trial purpose of the BDR mutiny because of the international pressure.

The International human rights groups led by the Amnesty International have already expressed concern about the violation of human rights in conducting investigation of the BDR mutiny. The similar concern has also been expressed by the European Union and the USA and they urged the government to ensure human rights of the BDR jawans arrested in connection with the Peelkhana mutiny.

The international human rights watch group also opposed the BDR mutiny trial under the Military Act. Very recently the Amnesty International wrote a letter to the Prime Minister expressing their concern about the move for holding the trial of the BDR mutiny in the Court Martial, the source said.

The BDR DG wants immediate decision on trial issue. According to him, the chargesheet could not be framed if the issue of the Military Act and the Criminal Code of Procedure is not resolved immediately. He also said that the delay in completion of the trial process would delay the process of re-organization of the BDR.
http://www.newstoday-bd.com/frontpage.asp?newsdate=#20204



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[ALOCHONA] Pinak may have breached diplomatic norms: Dipu Moni



Pinak may have breached diplomatic norms: Dipu Moni
 

 

 
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni today said she feels that Indian High Commissioner Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty might have violated the diplomatic norms while he commented about the Bangladeshi water expert.

"I personally feel that the Indian envoy might have breached the diplomatic rules", Dipu Moni replied on a query whether Pinak violated diplomatic norms while passing remarks about Bangladeshi water experts opposing the construction of Tipaimukh Dam.Dipu Moni was speaking at a press briefing in her ministry.

On June 21, Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty at a seminar called the Bangladeshi water experts 'so called experts' in the presence of the foreign minister.
 
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=17827
 



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