Mufti Hannan confessed without coercion
Harkat-ul-Jihad (Huji) leader Mufti Abdul Hannan and two others, without influence from law enforcers, confessed their involvement in the August 21 grenade attack, former Dhaka additional chief metropolitan magistrate Sultan Mahmud, who recorded the trio's confessional statement, told a Dhaka court on May 5, 2015.
The two others are: Mohibullah alias Ovi and Sharif Shahedul Alam Bipul.
Sultan Mahmud appeared before the Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 of Dhaka and narrated the trio's confession recorded on November 1, 2007.
The grisly grenade attack was carried out on an Awami League rally on Bangabandhu Avenue on August 21 of 2004 that left 24 people dead and scores injured.
Judge Shahed Nuruddin recorded the statement and fixed today for next hearing.
Earlier, a total of 129 prosecution witnesses recorded their statements.
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