Militants can avail a second chance to life: IGP
Youths who joined militancy can avail a second chance to normal life if they are willing, Bangladesh’s police chief AKM Shahidul Haque assured today.
Police will not harass them further if they leave militancy and return to normal lives, the inspector general of police said at a programme in Cox’s Bazar.
The country has experienced a spate of militant attacks including the recent Holey Artisan Bakery and Sholakia attacks this July. The recent attacks were carried out by youths.
“The talented youths are brainwashed with a misinterpretation that killing people of diverse faiths will lead a path to heaven,” he said citing from information gathered from detained militants.
“If any youth who, got involved in militant activities, wants normal life after admitting their faults, police won’t harass them by any means,” IGP Shahidul Haque underscored.
Highlighting the need for a national unity to root out militancy from the country, the police chief said: “The militants are defaming Islam in name of so-called jihad.”
He was speaking in a view exchange meeting on preventing terrorism and militancy attended by people from diverse professions. Law enforcers and local authorities were present.
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