SP offers apology, exempted from HC rule
The High Court yesterday exempted TM Mujahidul Islam, superintendent of Chapainawabganj police, from a suo moto rule issued for his comments on punishing robbers after he offered an unconditional apology to the court for his remarks.
The HC bench of Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Justice Mohammad Ullah passed the order after accepting Mujahidul's apology.
Mujahidul offered the unconditional apology to the HC, realising that his statement was incorrect, his lawyer Shafique Ahmed told The Daily Star.
He said the SP mentioned in the apology petition that he would never make such statements in future.
After accepting the apology, the HC pardoned him and exonerated him of the rule, the counsel added. Mujahidul had appeared before the bench as per its order.
While speaking at an eye treatment camp on the Chapainawabganj Eye Hospital premises on November 25, the police official said people should “crush robbers alive if they were caught red-handed”.
The bench on November 27 summoned the SP before it to explain his comments.
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