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Gen Manzur murder case

Emdad's prayer to withdraw confessional statement

From Staff Correspondent
CHITTAGONG. Mar 28: Ma for (Rtd) Kazi Emdadul Haq. an accused in the alleged murder of Maj. Gen (Rtd) Manzur was produced in the court of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) here today amid tight security.
Earlier. he was taken to the hill-top court building from Comilla central jail by a strong contingent of police
Appearance of Emdad In Die court oi CMM Matlur Rahman followed the issuance of production warrant against him by the court.
The C MM rejected the bail petition moved for the accused after hearing the defence
lawvers. Assistant Commis sloner (Prosecution) of police and the accused for over half an hour from 11 25 am.
Referring to another peti lion submitted for allowing the wile and daughter of Emdad to see him the court asked the DIG (prison) of Comilla Jail to give permission as per Jail code
But the petition moved for withdrawing the confessional statement ©ven by Emdad un der section-164 of the CrPC was put in the file by the CMM s court without accepting or rejecting «
The court room was packed with lawyers, pressmen and
law enforcing agency personnel.
Later, the CMM read out lhe order sheet and said "I don t think that the bail prayer is relevant as the case is now in a preliminary stage and under investigation ",
He pointed out that It was a case of cold-blooded murder punishable with death.
Earlier, moving the bail petition the defence lawyers argued that involvement of Emdad In the murder was nowhere mentioned tn the FIR and It was also not clear why there was so much delay in filing the case. Is there any proof that the accused fired the shot? they asked. Moreover. he has no intention to flee, the lawyers said praying for bail on any condition.
The AC (prosecution). Bakhtiar Hosain Bhuiyan, opposed the ball petition and said it is a sensational case. The confessional statement of the accused proved that he was involved in the murder, he contended.
Besides, it is a pre-planned murder, the AC (prosecution) said adding that due to delay in collecting necessary documents the case was filed late.
The court, however, gave hearing to Emdad who said that he was compelled to carry out the order of his superior under the circumstances.
"No body else was there in Bangladesh under that circumstance to defy the order of his superior" Emdad argued.
Turning to his confessional statement Emdad told the court that earlier he could not understand it. But he became aware of it after reading a book on BPC (Bangladesh Penal Code) at Comilla jail, Emdad added.
Emdad was produced In the court room through the back door from court hazat. Where he stayed after being brought here around 8 am. He was given hand-cuff in his left hand. He was not found nervous or puzzled.
Emdad informed the court that in 1992 he had on his own given a report on Man-zur’s murder to the then chief Of an intelligence agency.
Hundreds of curious people gathered in the court building
premises to see Emdad when police was taking him to a blue coloured micro bus for returning to Comilla Jail.
The next date of hearing of the cifee is April 11.
Meanwhile. Emdad's wife Nazneen Haq. her eider sister and a brother, who is a lawyer by profession also came to the court.
The lawyers who moved for Emdad included advocates Enamul Huda. Abdul Wahab. Jindutta Barua. Nasiruddln and Nuruddip.
Was it a slip?
Was it a slip of tongue of Major (Rtd) Emdad or a wrong information he gave to the court?
This question surfaced in the court when Emdad told the court that he had become aware of Section 164 after reading a book on the BPC (Bangladesh Penal Code) while in Comilla jail and before that he could not understand it.
But according to senior lawyers and officials of the Judiciary, Section 164 is contained in the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr PC) and not the BPC.
When contacted the AC (Prosecution) concerned, admitted that Emdad had said a wrong thing and it will not stand.
However, this point came up for serious discussion, mostly among lawyers in the court today.
Meanwhile, in Dhaka, there was no major development In the investigation although investigating officer Abdul Kahar Akand was busy for the whole day.
No fresh arrest was made
nor anybody taken to the office of the Criminal Investigation Department at Malibagh for interrogation yesterday. CID sources said.
"The officials are now analysing the information already gathered", one CID official told the Dally Star last night.
According to sources. Lt Col (retd) Shamsur Rahman was sent to the Tangall District jail while maj gen (retd) Abdul Latif was still in the Dhaka central jail.
When contacted over telephone. the wife of Shamsur Rahman said. 'She does hot know where her husband is now detained.'
Mrs Rahman said, she and, some of her relatives went to the central Jail on Monday but they were not permitted to visit him. She added. "A Jail official received court orders from me and entered the jail, but on return after a few minutes. be said. Col Rahman was not in this Jail."
According to her one of her relatives contacted the jailer of the Dhaka Central Jail who said he did not yet received any orders from the higher authorities to allow them to see Shamsur Rahman.
Meanwhile. Mrs Latif and-her daughter met Latif in the jail on Monday. They were allowed 15 minutes for talks on family matters only, a family member said.