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BD court rejects plea for Hasina's legal immunity |
2007-04-30 |
Bangladesh’s High Court refused on Sunday to accept a petition seeking legal immunity for former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The petition intended to seek an order asking police not to arrest Hasina, who faces charges of murder and extortion, when she returns from London next week. “A high court bench comprising judges SANM Mominur Rahman and M Zubaidur Rahman Chaudhry refused to accept the writ petition because it lacked an affidavit signed by Hasina,” a court registrar said. The Bangladesh’s army-backed interim government last week withdrew a ban on Hasina returning to the country from abroad. A court also suspended an arrest warrant last week issued for her alleged involvement in deaths related to street violence between rival political parties in October. Hasina also faces a charge of extorting some $430,000 from a businessman in 1998. She has rejected both charges. |
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