Sensational murders, rapes to see quick trial
Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday assured quick trial of all sensational murder and rape cases including that of the rape of a five-year-old girl in Dinajpur.
The prosecution will be instructed to place arguments in courts, praying for the highest punishment for offenders so that nobody dares commit such crimes in the future, he told reporters outside the capital's Judicial Administration Training Institute where he inaugurated a training course for joint district judges and judicial officers of the equivalent rank.
He said the government would take steps to prepare paper books (containing abstracts of pleadings) of the sensational murder cases for their quick disposal. The government will equip Bangladesh Government Press in such a manner that it could print the paper books swiftly, he added. A paper book contains all the documents of evidence, orders, judgment, and other relevant issues of a lower court concerning a case.
Replying to a question, Anisul said his ministry would reply very soon to a letter of the Supreme Court that asked the government to relocate the International Crimes Tribunal from the old High Court building by October 31.
Addressing the opening session of the training course, the minister urged the lower court judges to discharge their judicial duties with honesty, sincerity and competence to get people justice within a very short time and at a minimum cost.
JATI Director General Justice Khondker Musa Khaled and Law Secretary ASSM Zahirul Haque Dulal also spoke.
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