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Anti-terrorism ordn promulgated
The President has promulgated the Anti-Terrorism Ord tnance with the provision of speedy trial of the special type of offences by special tribunals in all the districts, according to an Extra Ordinary Gazette Notification in Dhaka, reports BSS
The Ordinance, called The Curbing of Terrorist Activities. 1992. was promulgated by the President. Abdur Rahman Biswas under the Article 93(1) of the Constitution as the Jatiya Sangsad Is not tn session and It was felt necessary to suppress terrorism in the country. The Gazette was published on September 15
The offences are extorting money, creating blockade to resist movement of all kinds of transport, causing willful damage to vehicles and other public and private property, hijacking or snatching away money, valuables or vehicles, teasing the eves, abducting children and women, creating anarchy or intimidating peo pie. creating obstruction in buying tender documents or dropping thereof
Any person convicted un der the Anti-Terrorism Ordinance will be sentenced to death or life imprisonment or jail term of maximum of 2<>
years and minimum of five years. In addition the accused *111 be liable to be fined
Under the Ordinance, the government will set up a tri bunal or more than one tri burial in each district headed by a retired Sessions Judge of Additional Sessions Judge If necessary the government will assign a Sessions Judge or Additional Sessions Judge as the tribunal Judge In addition to his responsibility Al) the appointments will be made by Gazette notification
Each tribunal will be based at the district headquarters but ff directed by the govern
ment it would be able to hold trial at any other place
The Investigation of each case under the Ordinance is to be completed within 30 days after the Ejhar Is lodged But the time limit could be ex tended for 15 days with the approval of the tribunal for completion of investigation for unavoidable reasons.
The tribunal will have to complete the trial within 60 days after It takes up the case. But under unavoidable ctrcum • lances If the tribunal could not complete the trial within the 60 days It could be ex tended by 30 more days after
the tribunal records the rea sons.
The offences under the Anti-Terrorism Ordinance would be cognizable
Irrespective of whatever provisions to the contrary might be three In the Cr PC no Magistrate. or tribunal or appellate tribunal or any other court would not enlarge on ball any one charged for of fences under the Ordinance at the stage of Investigation
The trial of a case would continue everyday unInter rupted until It Is disposed of by the tribunal The trial could be adjourned for not more than
seven days If the tribunal is satisfied that the adjournment is necessary In the interest of justice
An aggrieved person either against convictions or against release orders would be able to appeal within 30 days before the appellate tribunals
The government, under the Ordinance will set up one or more appeal tribunals for the suppression of the terrorist of fences
The tribunal will consist of two Supreme Court Judges — either sitting or retired— and a district Judge eligible to be ap pointed a Supreme Court Judge