| Submit your comments on this article |
| Bangladesh |
| Abu Zandal on fresh remand |
| 2010-09-24 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday in a fresh remand prayer told a Dhaka court that Harkatul Jihad al Islami (Huji) leader Abu Zandal collected grenades from BNP leader Abdus Salam Pintu's residence and threw those on an Awami League rally. Third Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Ali Hussain placed Zandal on a two-day remand after he was produced before it on completion of his five-day remand. But CID Special Superintendent of Police Abdul Kahar Akond, also the investigation officer (IO) of the case, prayed for a three-day remand for Zandal and also submitted a forwarding report where he said Zandal admitted his involvement with supplying grenades used on the rally. The forwarding report also said, after consultation with Huji chief Mufti Abdul Hannan, Zandal brought grenades from Pintu, another accused in the case, and threw those on the rally on August 21, 2004 that AL Chief Sheikh Hasina was addressing. Moreover, Zandal had given important information about the grenade attacks. So, he needs to be remanded to realise more clues, the IO said. The case was filed for killing people during the grenade attack and another case was filed under the Explosive Substances Act. Zandal, who was jugged from Gazipur on February 14, 2008, was earlier remanded for 14 days in the two cases. At least 23 people, including Ivy Rahman, were killed and scores were injured in the grenade attacks on the Awami League rally at Bangabandhu Avenue in 2004. |
| Posted by:Fred |