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154 Jamaat, Shibir men face trial
[Bangla Daily Star] A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against 154 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami... The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir ... the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh... in a case filed in connection with torching, vandalising vehicles and attacking police personnel in the capital last year. Metropolitan Magistrate Tareq Mainul Islam Bhuiyan of Speedy Trial Court-6 also fixed October 12 to start the trial in the case. However, a clean conscience makes a soft pillow... 62 of the accused including, Shibir president Delwar Hossain Sayeedi ...Islamic orator and politician. He was a former Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2008, and is one of the most prominent leaders of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami... and Jamaat Assistant General Secretary Dr Shafiqul Islam Masud, pleaded innocence. Currently, Delwar and Masud are in police custody while the 60 others are on bail. The court also cancelled bails to the other 76 accused and issued arrest warrants against them as they failed to appear before it yesterday. Of the 154 accused, the rest have been absconding since the case was filed with Motijheel Police Station on February 13, 2013. On that day, the activists of Jamaat and Shibir carried out mayhem in different parts of the capital after they had been barred from holding rallies. At one point, they attacked several coppers in Agargaon, Paltan, Dainik Bangla intersection, Baitul Mukarram, Fakirapool and Motijheel areas. They had brought out those rallies, without taking permission from police, to demand the release of Jamaat leader Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, facing charges of crimes against humanity. They also demanded International Crimes Tribunal, which is trying the case against Sayeedi, be dissolved. Posted by: Fred 2014-08-27 |
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