Digital Security Act: Eminent citizens demand release of Jhumon Das
A group of 24 eminent citizens demanded the release of Jhumon Das Apon, who has been in jail for the last 80 days, after being accused in a Digital Security Act case filed over criticising Hefajat-e-Islam leader Mamunul Haque on Facebook.
They made the demand through a written statement yesterday. They said many of the accused in cases of vandalism and looting of traditional religious settlements got bail, but Jhumon did not.
"We are deeply concerned and outraged after seeing such cases being discriminatory towards minorities in Bangladesh as well as being unconstitutional," reads the statement.
"Hefajat-e-Islam is spreading communal poison and destroying social unity, while the victims are being deprived of justice, but the state is nonchalant in this regard," said the distinguished citizens.
Jhumon's Facebook post allegedly led to the mayhem in Noagaon village of Sunamganj's Shalla upazila on March 17, where Hefajat supporters vandalised and looted about 90 Hindu houses.
The signatories include Advocate Sultana Kamal, Pankaj Bhattacharya, Dr Sarwar Ali, Ramendu Majumder, Fauzia Moslem, Rana Dasgupta, Prof MM Akash, Advocate Jahidul Bari, Khushi Kabir, Rokeya Kabir and Robayet Ferdous.
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