I did not commit any injustice: Former Justice Manik

Retired Supreme Court Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik has been detained by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). BGB Public Relations Officer Shariful Islam confirmed the matter.

According to Jokiganj BGB Battalion, Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik was arrested from Dana border area of ​​Kanighat Upazila of Sylhet on Friday night. Later he was kept at the border BGB camp till 12 midnight.

A video clip of the time of his arrest has already spread on social media Facebook.

Manik took Tk 60 to 70 lakh in cash, British passport and various personal belongings while fleeing. But those with whom he made a deal to run away took all the cash and left him alone. However, BGB seized Tk 40,000 cash from him during his arrest.

After the arrest, BGB members interrogated Manik on various issues. In response to the BGB members' question about what he was running away with, he said, 'I had British passport, Bengali passport, some cash, debit card and credit card with me.'

At this time, someone from the side wants to know, 'What was with you during the detention today?' In response, this former judge said, 'There was nothing like that. It was like forty thousand rupees. Yesterday it was like 60-70 lakh rupees. It's taken away.' When asked whether the boatman had taken them or not, he said, 'They were taken by those two boys. I have nothing with me, the phone number has been taken away.'

The former judge, who is being talked about claiming that he was beaten before his arrest, also said, 'I was coming to an agreement for 15 thousand taka, I gave them that money. But later those two boys beat me and took everything. When asked in which area the beating took place, he said, “Inside India.”

When asked why he was running away, Manik said, 'I wanted to run away because I was afraid of the administration.' Then someone from the other side said, 'You have done a lot of oppression.' Then he said, 'I did not do any injustice.'

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