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The committee, however, didn't consider any case filed against the opposition leaders and workers for withdrawal as a serial has been followed, he said.
When asked why the committee is not recommending withdrawal of cases filed against the opposition leaders, the minister said the genuine politically motivated cases are being considered for withdrawal.
Asked whether the court will accept their recommendation, Qamrul referring to the impris-onment of three Dhaka University teachers during the state of emergency said, "Court was not independent then. But the court is now independent and would take decision independently."
He said the recommendations for withdrawal of the cases would be placed to the court through public prosecutors.
The meeting examined a total of308 cases referred by the district committees to the fifth meeting of the inter-ministerial meeting. Of them, 280 were filed under penal code while the remaining 28 by the AntiCorruption Commission.
After evaluation, the committee rejected pleas for withdrawal of 41 cases and decided to hold discussion on 146 cases in the next meeting.
“We have decided to drop another 121 cases." said Qamrul Islam, adding that a total of 3.377 applications of such cases have been submitted to the home ministry forwithdrawal.
The cases filed against
Awami League leaders Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir and his wife, Sylhet Mayor Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran, HBM Iqbal, Nur-e-Alam Chowdhury Liton, AKM Rahmatullah, Haji Mohammed Selim and Deputy Speaker Shawkat Ali have been recommended fordropping.
With this the committee so far has recommended 364 cases for quashing. “The cases are being withdrawn as those were filed with an intention of harassment," said the state minister.
Home Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikder and other senior officials of the home and law ministries were present at the meeting.
The government after assuming office decided that it would verify the cases filed against politicians and others with 'political motives' during the tenure of BNP-led four-party alliance and the last caretaker government. Later, an inter-ministerial committee and committees at each district were formed.
The home ministry invited applications for cancellation of the cases in February and the deadline for submitting applications was extended three times up to July 12.
The first of the inter-ministerial meetings was held on June 10 which recommended droping 62 cases, including 12 against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. It approved another 46 cases for cancellation on June 21 while 66 cases on July I and 69 cases on July 15.