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| Bangladesh |
| Investigation misdirected by 3 IOs |
| 2009-08-04 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has found its three former officials involved in misdirecting the probe into August 21 grenade attack case to save the actual offenders, CID sources said. The CID is likely to submit within 10 days the charge sheet in the case filed against the three, who were investigation officers (IOs) of the August 21 incident. The sources however mentioned that yesterday's court order for further probe into the grenade attack case created confusion among investigators of the probe misdirecting case against the former IOs. Contacted last night, Rownakul Huq Chowdhury, CID assistant superintendent of police (ASP) and IO of the case against three former IOs, said, "My investigation is almost complete, and I was preparing to submit the charge sheet within 10 days. But the court order (yesterday) has confused me." He went on, "I shall now seek the public prosecutor's opinion regarding the investigation I conducted for the last four months." Replying to a question, the ASP said he recorded the statements of all the three accused former IOs and 12 witnesses. He however declined to say if they found anybody else involved in misdirecting the probe into grenade attack case. ASP of CID Fazlul Kabir, the latest IO of the August 21 incident, filed the case against the three -- Ruhul Amin, special superintendent (SS) of police, and ASPs Abdur Rashid and Munshi Atiqur Rahman, who were IOs during the BNP-led four-party alliance rule. Asked about yesterday's court order, Fazlul Kabir said, "I heard the court order through the media. But until I get a copy of the order officially, I shall not say anything in this regard." Meanwhile, the three the then IOs had reportedly forced three alleged suspects in the grenade attack case to make confessional statements before a magistrate. |
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