Legal notice to stop speaking to the media in the case under investigation

MP Azim killed

In the light of the High Court's verdict, a legal notice has been sent to the government asking the media to stop speaking in the case under investigation including the murder case of MP Anwarul Azim Anna.

This notice has been sent to the Home Secretary, IG of Police and Police Commissioner of Dhaka.

Supreme Court lawyer Muhammad Shishir Monir sent this notice to them on Wednesday.

According to the notice, Member of Parliament for Jhenaidah-4 Constituency Anwarul Azim Annar went missing after going to West Bengal for treatment. According to the information published in the media, he was brutally murdered. His body has not been recovered till date. The issue has created a sensation in the public mind. It has become the 'talk of the country'. Real time updates are being disseminated through electronic, press and social media.

The notice also said that the Bangladesh and Indian governments are conducting investigations in this matter with utmost importance. From time to time the authorities are officially releasing updated information on the incident. ist friends are raising various questions in the situation. The authorities are giving answers in front of the media. Many small things are coming up. Broadcasting live. Different media are making headlines according to choice. Freelancers are broadcasting on popular social media platforms including YouTube, Facebook, TikTok by referring to segments. There is a lot of confusion about this.

In this regard, the High Court Division gave necessary directions in the case of Ayesha Siddiqa Minni v. State (39 BLD 470).

The High Court said that during the investigation of various hotly contested crimes, accused persons arrested by various law enforcement agencies, including Police-RAB, are presented before the media in various ways before being produced in the respective courts, which is often dishonorable and unacceptable from the point of view of human rights and with over-enthusiasm about the investigation of various cases. Briefing is done. We must remember that until and unless an accused is found guilty on the basis of evidence at the end of a trial in a court of law, it cannot be conclusively said that he is the real criminal or that the crime was committed by him. It is not appropriate to present an arrested person before the media in such a way that his dignity and honor are lost and during the investigation i.e. before the filing of the police report, it is not appropriate to present any statement to the media about the arrested person or the investigation process of the case, which creates controversy or question in the public mind about the impartiality of the investigation. can do

According to the notice, in the light of the judgment of the High Court, a writ will be filed in the High Court if the media does not stop broadcasting the statements about the case under investigation.

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