Inter-ministerial meet on trial of BDR mutineers tomorrow
An inter-ministerial meeting will be held tomorrow to decide under which law the BDR mutineers will be put on trial as varied opinions are on the cards within the government.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which has been investigating the case of the Feb 25-26 massacre at the BDR headquarters since March 1, has not yet completed the investigations.
Investigation Officer Senior ASP Abdul Kahar Akand told UNB yesterday that it will take two more months to complete the investigation.
So far, 1,739 BDR (Bangladesh Rifles) personnel and 31 civilians have been arrested in connection with the mutiny, he said.
The government has had several meetings in recent weeks to decide under which law the trial should be held but could not reach a consensus decision.
The national investigation commission and the BDR Director General were in the opinion of holding the trial under the army act.
A minister who is involved in the process of trial told UNB that he recommended that the mutineers could be tried under three laws -- the existing regular law, the BDR act and the army act -- considering the gravity of their offences.
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