Cases filed against more than ten thousand workers of Jamaat: Authorities should restrain Police
Recently several cases have been filed by police against workers of Jamaate Islami and Islami Chatra Shibir( an Islamist student organization ), in each case thousands of persons have been implicated, some have been named and others have not been named.In Sylhet, a jamaat demonstation for release of Jamaat leaders in detention was obstructed and dispersed. there was some clashes.Then police filed cases againt five thousand people there..In
Press has reported that even in central office of Jamaate Islami, no body is there because cases have been filed against almost all leaders and to avoid arrest they are away.Ostensibly they would try for bail before being arrested.It is strange that all central leaders of Jamaate Islami are being involved though they were not anywhere near the place of protest, damaging of some transports.Hundreds of transports were damaged in Hartals and demonstations of Awami League , even of BNP, but central leaders of these parties were not involved,nor their central leaders were arrested or their central offices were raided.We fail to to understand this victimization of Jamaate Islami.
Some Awami League leaders are demanding banning of Jamaate Islami for no good reason at all.Did they demand such banning of Awami league when their activists clashed in the past with police and vandalized property?This is simply untenable in democracy.We have a bigger question. Why thousands of persons would be involved in such cases and why ninety percent or more names are un named.We believe there is something wrong in this.The law Ministry, the Judiciary and national leaders should take steps to curb such powere of the police.Similarly remand in police custody and arrest under section 54 of Cr.P.C.require total overhaul.Their continuous abuse proves that change is necessary.
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