Charge framing in Feni BDR trial Jan 24
A special court of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) yesterday fixed January 24 next year for framing charges against 62 accused BDR men in a mutiny case of the district.
The court also adjourned the trial proceedings till the date.
The Bangladesh Rifles Special Court-3 led by its Director General Maj Gen Mainul Islam fixed the date during the proceedings of the case.
The 62 BDR men were taken to the 19 Rifle Battalion Headquarters at 8:30 am and produced before the court.
During the 30 minutes proceedings that started at about 10:00am, Prosecutor Lt Col Gazi Mohammad Salauddin, also the commanding officer of the battalion, read out the charges brought against the BDR men.
He told the court that a group of BDR members had expressed their solidarity with the mutineers of BDR Headquarters and looted arms from the armoury.
The BDR men also created panic by putting barricades on Feni-Maijdee road and firing blank shots during the mutiny, said the prosecutor.
He urged the court for an exemplary punishment to those involved in the mutiny as per the BDR laws.
Deputy Attorney General Farhad Hossain aided the court as a representative from the Attorney General's Office.
Some members of the Rifle Battalion under Comilla sector took part in the mutiny by firing blanks and putting up barricades on the road on February 26 following the revolt at the Pilkhana headquarters in Dhaka. Dagonbhuiyan police filed the case against the BDR jawans in this connection.
The Feb 25-26 mutiny at Pilkhana killed over 73 people. The rebellion also spread to other BDR camps around the country.
On Nov 15, six special courts were formed to try some 3,500 BDR men in 40 cases filed in connection with the mutiny.
The first trial of mutiny started in Rangamati on Nov 24, followed by a trial in Satkhira on Dec 7. The third trial began in Feni on Sunday.
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