Abbas, brother sued for killing AL leader

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Public Works and Housing Minister Mirza Abbas, his brother DCC Ward Commissioner Mirza Khokan and four others were sued yesterday for killing an Awami League (AL) leader last month.
Meanwhile, the government on Sunday withdrew the Constable Abu Naser murder case filed against Abbas, Khokan and three others in February 2001.

Judge Mohammad Momin Ullah of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court on Sunday transferred the case to the Third Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court for its quick disposal.

After hearing on the government withdrawal petition, Judge Mohammad Nazrul Islam granted the petition saying that the case was filed on “political motivation.”

The case was not recorded in the daily cause-list on Sunday as the scheduled date of the hearing petition was yesterday, which was brought forward on the plea of the defence lawyers.

YESTERDAY’S MURDER CASE
Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman of South Shahjahanpur filed the murder case accusing six for killing his friend Sohag Sarkar, labour secretary of No.34 Ward AL at Shahjahanpur on September 28.

The accused are Mirza Abbas, Mirza Khokan, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Jubo Dal leaders Majnu, Habibur Rashid alias Habib, Sohag and Nayan.

Taking the complaint into cognisance, Metropolitan Magistrate Mizanur Rahman recorded statement of the complainant and directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to submit a report after an investigation into the incident.

In his complaint, Mustafiz mentioned that Sohag had protested tearing of the poster of the senior AL leader Saber Hossain Chowdhury by BNP activists. This enraged Mirza Abbas, who ordered his goons to eliminate Sohag.

On September 28, Khokan and the JCD and Jubo Dal leaders called Sohag out of his home and brutally hacked him to death in broad daylight after taking him to Shahjahanpur railway colony, the complainant alleged.

He also alleged that when he went to police station to file a case, police refused to take it due to pressure from Mirza Abbas.

CONSTABLE ABU NASER MURDER CASE
On July 17 this year, Metropolitan Public Prosecutor (PP) Abdullah Mahmud Hassan submitted the petition along with a home ministry letter that recommended withdrawal of the Constable Abu Naser murder case describing it as a “politically motivated” case.

The petition sought withdrawal of the charge against Abbas, Khokan, former JCD president Shahab Uddin Laltu, Yusuf bin Jalil and Abu Iqbal.

However, the trial of the case against another accused Sumon will continue.

According to the prosecution, a procession of 150 people led by the then Dhaka City Corporation Mayor Mirza Abbas clashed with an AL procession during the then opposition BNP-enforced hartal on February 13, 2001 near Rajarbagh Police Lines.

At one point, the BNP demonstrators fired shots at the police barracks. Constable Abu Naser, 27, was bullet-hit on the third floor of barracks and died on the spot. Constable Partha Roy was also wounded severely during the firing.

Subedar Jamal Uddin filed a murder case with Motijheel Police Station the same day.

The investigation officer (IO) pressed charges against Mirza Abbas and five others on July 11, 2001.

The home ministry in a letter on June 19 this year informed the district magistrate of Dhaka that it had decided to withdraw charges against Mirza Abbas and four others as those were “politically motivated.”

The ministry also asked the district magistrate to hand over the matter to the metropolitan public prosecutor (PP), who will arrange withdrawal of the case with permission from an appropriate court.

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