Cop suspended as JS whip sues him for Facebook post

Jatiya Sangsad whip Shamsul Hoque Chowdhury yesterday filed a case against police Inspector Mahmud Saiful Amin under the Digital Security Act for making derogatory remarks about him on Facebook.

Police Headquarters yesterday suspended the policeman.

Shamsul, a lawmaker of Chattogram-12, in his complaint before the cyber tribunal in Dhaka alleged that Amin circulated false and fabricated information about him in a Facebook post on September 20.

After a hearing, Dhaka Cyber Tribunal Judge Ash Sams Joglul Hossain took the case into cognisance.

The court also instructed the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit to investigate the matter and submit a report by October 30.

The Police Headquarters yesterday suspended the police officer who had been on duty at the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) in Uttara of Dhaka.

The PHQ said the action was taken against Inspector Amin for breaching discipline, misconduct, and damaging the image of the force.

He has been attached to the office of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Rangpur range.