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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
"Death threats against Mr. Shahanur Islam Saikot
23.03.2009 - Source:World Organisation Against Torture
"Death threats against Mr. Shahanur Islam Saikot [BGD 001 / 0309 / OBS 051]"
Human rights activist Shahanur Islam Saikot receives death threats [ID 117294]
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NEWS: Torture During Emergency: Army officer, 2 others sued
The Daily Star: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Torture During Emergency: Army officer, 2 others sued
Court Correspondent
An attempted murder case was filed yesterday against an army major and two others with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's (CMM) Court of Dhaka.
Mohammad Shamsuddin Ahmed, proprietor of M/S Shahmsuddin Overseas, filed the case against the three on charges of attempting to murder him in their custody during the state of emergency in 2007.
This is the first time a case has been filed against an army officer for torturing in custody.
After the hearing, Metropolitan Magistrate Kanika Biswas recorded the statement of complainant, took it into cognisance and did not pass any order on the issue.
The accused in the case are Major Sarwar and two civilians Abdus Samad and Md Saiful Islam.
In his complaint, Shamsuddin mentioned that Maj Sarwar, Samad and Saiful picked him up from his Nayapaltan office on July 26 in 2007 and took him to the temporary army camp at Paltan Community Centre where they tortured him mercilessly without any reason.
The plaintiff alleged that he lost his sense after the torture and was shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for treatment as his condition was deteriorating.
Later, he was shown arrested in a criminal case filed with Paltan Police Station on July 26, 2007 even though his name was not in the first information report (FIR).
He was released on bail on August 6, 2007. Moreover, the investigation officer submitted a final report saying that the charges brought against him (plaintiff) were not proved, complainant said.
Adv. Shahanur Islam Saikot, Programme manager of Legal & Human Rights affairs at Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights moved the case on behalf of the complainant.
NEWS:Businessman sues army major for torture during emergency
The Daily Janakontha, Date: April 14, 2009
NEWS:Businessman sues army major for torture during emergency
The Daily Karatoa, Date: April 14, 2009
NEWS:Businessman sues army major for torture during emergency
Amader Shomoy, Date: April 14, 2009
NEWS: Businessman sues joint forces men over 'torture'
Businessman sues joint forces men over 'torture'
The Independent, Date: April 14, 2009
A businessman, who said he was tortured by the joint forces during the caretaker government's rule, filed a case yesterday against Major Sarwar and two others.
Md Shamsuddin Ahmed filed the case with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court at around 10:30am.
According to case details, on July 26, 2007 Maj Sarwar along with six to seven other members of the joint forces in plainclothes went to Shamsuddin's Naya Paltan office and beat him up.
He said they took him to a joint force's makeshift camp at Paltan Community Centre and further tortured him there.
Shamsuddin was first admitted to Rajarbagh Police Line Hospital. As his condition worsened he was later taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
The case was not filed that time due to the state of emergency, Shamsuddin said.
Human-rights organisation Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights's lawyer Shahnur Islam Saikot assisted the plaintiff in filing the case.
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