As in the past, what will be judged with a kind of pouring case?

In the meantime, various questions have started to arise regarding the cases that are happening during the anti-discrimination movement in Bangladesh. Lawyers and human rights activists are questioning that BNP leaders and activists of opposition parties have been accused in various cases during the last 15 years during the Awami League government.

According to the United Nations, at least 650 people died during the anti-government protests. Although at that time the number of deaths due to injuries while undergoing treatment in the hospital is still increasing.

The deaths that occurred during the month of July-August around the quota movement and the movement to overthrow the government, were called the 'July Genocide' by the interim government.

But the murder cases that have been filed in these deaths are almost the same. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of defendants have been named in almost every case along with countless named defendants.

As a result, lawyers and human rights workers have doubts about how much justice can be ensured by proving these cases. Besides, lawyers think that there is apprehension about the investigation of these cases.

'FIR Bible in Criminal Cases'

Lawyers say that in criminal cases, the FIR or statement is considered the basic basis of the case. None of its words can be changed. But there is no such thing as revised declaration. It is not admissible at trial.

Senior Supreme Court lawyer ZI Khan Panna said that the declaration is made only once. They won't hold up in court. He said, criminal case is place, time and place of occurrence. If these three are altered, then it does not last. And in criminal cases FIR is considered as bible. That is, its slight beard, if the comma changes, it is omitted.

Panna said that more new information may come in the investigation, Farda information may come in the investigation. But there cannot be two FIRs. If two, it has a chance of being proven false. There cannot be two FIRs in one case. As a result, Panna thinks that these cases are already weakened.

Another senior lawyer of the Supreme Court, Shahdeen Malik, feels that the case has already been legally weakened due to such amendments. The ministers who are currently being accused in these cases are unlikely to be convicted after trial, said Shahdeen Malik.

Can the cases be proven?

Since the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government, cases have been filed one after another against Sheikh Hasina and her cabinet members, members of parliament and leaders and activists of the Awami League and its affiliates in police stations and courts in connection with deaths during the movement.

Many people are being accused in these murder cases. Apart from mentioning the names, hundreds of unknown people have been accused in these cases. Before this, during the Awami League government, there are precedents of accusing BNP leaders and activists in various cases in this manner.

As a result, for the last few days, lawyers and human rights activists have been expressing concern over such dumping cases. They say, almost the same type of cases are being filed again in the same pattern as during the Awami League period.

Shahdeen Malik said, during the Awami League period, cases were filed in this way to keep BNP and opposition activists on the run. There were also hundreds of cases against each of them. He could not prove them guilty by trial in any case. In those cases conviction was not the intention. The objective was to keep the BNP leaders and activists on top of the race. The purpose was to intimidate them, to keep them at bay.

Shahdeen Malik said that the criminal case must be proved beyond doubt to ensure justice.

In a criminal case it must be proved beyond reasonable doubt that the person was involved in the crime. I have to prove beyond doubt that I have killed, said Shahdeen Malik.

According to him, can 50 people be involved in a murder case? What else can be ajgubi, ganjakhuri than this? For these reasons it will be more difficult to prove the case.

Lawyers also questioned the competence and efficiency of the police. They are also raising the question whether it is possible for them to get out of that practice and properly investigate the case in the last 15 years.

There have been lawsuits over the past century for police inefficiency, incompetence and harassment. As a result, I fear most of the police have forgotten how to file a case legally,” said Shahdeen Malik. At the same time, as in the past, the investigation will become difficult and it will not be possible to conduct a proper investigation, he said.

Source: BBC Bangla

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