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Ershad’s trial

I don't like Martial Law: defence witness
A defence witness and a former member of Parliament from Mauhribazar. Ebadur Rahman Choudhury, told the special tribunal Saturday that he had been tn politics , for long and that he did not like martial law. reports BSS.
Choudhury was answering questions asked by Attorney General Aminul Huq tn the court where deposed President Hussain Muhammad Ershad is facing trial for amassing wealth beyond his known source of Income.
The eight witness said *1 don't know" when the Attorney General asked if Tikka Khan queried whether the then Ll Col Ershad was looking after 7th battalion in difficult conditions and his army required In Rajpulaaa Sector in 1971 "proved such."
The Attorney General asked, in an abnormal day on 13.10.90, how could the subscription money toe given to the Chairman of the Jatiya Party Ershad. He said It was true that the money was handed over to chief of party on that day in the evening.
Choudhury said he had joined JSD in 1972 to continue Uli 1970 and did not do any politics between 1976 and 1984. In 1984 he was chosen as a delegate to the United Nations.
Answering a question from Advocate Yussuf Hossain flumayun, he said in 1984 he joined "J an ad al" and finally joined Jatiya Party in response to the call Ershad's commitment that rural development was the development of the country.
Choudhury heard it from the members of the JP centra) committee that there was a decision to buy the Dhanmondi building where the party office was housed. The decision was taken the committee with party chief Ershad In the chair.
He said the members of the last Parliament was to give Taka 500, state ministers Taka 750 and ministers Taka 1,000 each. He collected Taka 11,500 from January '89 lo November '90 and handed It over to the party chairman.
In July, 1990, Choudhury said a decision was taken lo collect subscriptions. He estimated that about Taka two crore might have been necessary lo buy a house. Fund was handed oyer to Office Secretary Tajul Islam Choudhury.
Answering a question from Humayun he. said money so collected by Tajul Islam Choudhury were handed over to the party chairman and former President Ershad. Funds were collected from the members of the Parliament, state ministers and ministers.
Ebadur Rahman Choudhury said, on December 6, 1990, Ershad handed over power. In reply to a question by Advocate Yussuf Humayun.
Later Choudhury said that he heard from acting chairman of the party that there were attempts to get the money back which was seized from the Sena Bhaban where Ershad was staying, adding that the heard ll from Mizanur Rahman Choudhury and ABM Shahjahan, the acting chairman and acting secretary general respectively.
Asked if he heard of any Ic-1*1 method to recover Ihc money, he said it was so, which was seized from Sena Bhdoan.
The court rose for the day to reassemble tomorrow (Monday).
Besides the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney Generals Hasan Arif, Amlrul Kabir Choudhury and
the prosecution.