3 additional witnesses to be produced on Nov 4
A Dhaka court yesterday allowed the prosecution to produce three additional witnesses before it, in a case filed against suspended Sonagazi OC Moazzem Hossain over filming Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi’s statement and circulating the footage on social media without her consent.
The witnesses are: Nusrat’s friends Nishat Sultana and Nasrin Sultana Furti, and PBI Sub-inspector Mohammad Abdullah Badi -- who prepared the forensic report of Nusrat.
Judge Ash Sams Joglul Hossain of Dhaka Cyber Tribunal passed the order after Public Prosecutor Nazrul Islam Shamim appealed to produce three more witnesses.
Nishat and Nasrin went to Sonagazi Police Station with Nusrat when Moazzem asked her indecent questions. They were not allowed to enter the OC’s room.
Earlier, the tribunal recorded statements of eight prosecution witnesses, including complainant of the case.
On April 15, Supreme Court lawyer Sayedul Haque Sumon filed the case against Moazzem.
Nusrat was set on fire on April 6, after refusing to withdraw a case she had filed against her madrasa principal Siraj Ud Doula for sexually harassing her. She died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on April 10.
Moazzem was withdrawn the same day, after Nusrat’s family alleged that he had not cooperated with them.
A video of Moazzem asking Nusrat humiliating questions also went viral on social media, drawing widespread criticism.
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