Govt strengthening prosecution for quick disposal of sensational cases: Anisul

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SANGSAD BHABAN, March 11, 2019 (BSS)- Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq today told the parliament that the government has been working to strengthen prosecution teams for quick disposal of the sensational cases.

“Two separate monitoring cells formed at Law and Justice Division and Home Ministry has been working for quick disposal of the cases. The courts across the country are also working to this end,” he said while replying to a tabled question by a treasury bench lawmaker Md Mozaffar Hossain from Jamalpur-5 constituency.

Anisul added that 41 more tribunals out of 95 have been formed afresh across the country for quick completion of the sensational cases relating to repression on women and children, saying, “The rape case at Raintree Hotel is now at the stage of taking deposition.”

While seven anti-terrorism special tribunals have been working to quick complete the sensational cases filed under Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009, he also said.

Recommendation is now being prepared to take measures for quick disposal of the five to 10 years old sensational criminal cases as the case management committee has been formed at each of the district to this end, he continued.

Among the sensational cases, 10-truck arms haul case, BDR mutiny and murder cases, child murder cases including Rajon of Sylhet and Rakib of Khulna, seven murder case of Narayanganj, Japani citizen Kunio Hoshi murder case and Saudi citizen Khalaf murder case have already been disposed of, he informed.

Besides, Barapukuria Coal Mine Case against detained former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia is now at the stage of taking deposition while Niko and Gatco corruption cases against her are at the stage of hearing on charge framing, Anisul said.

A sedition case against fugitive BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman is now at the stage of taking deposition.

The sensational case of 2006 regarding the plot of killing Information Technology Adviser to Prime Minister Sajeeb Wazed Joy has reached at the stage of taking deposition.

The sensational cases such as Holey Artisan murder case, Prof Humayun Azad murder case, bomb attack in CBP rally, blogger Washequr Rahman murder case, Italian citizen Cesare Tavella murder case, Wills Little Flower School student Sumaiya murder case are now at the stage of taking deposition.