CJ assigns HC bench for disposing of Holey Artisan attack case
Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique today assigned a High Court bench led by Justice Shahidul Karim to hold the hearing and disposing of the death reference and appeals of the Holey Artisan attack case as its paper book has already been prepared by the office concerned of the court.
A paper book contains all the case details, trial proceedings, statements, evidence, orders, verdict, and other relevant documents.
The book is necessary for holding the HC hearing and disposing of a death reference or an appeal.
According to the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), if a lower court orders the death penalty, the verdict is to be examined by the HC for confirmation of the punishment.
The HC bench of Justice Shahidul Karim will now fix a date for starting the hearing of the death reference and appeals of the Holey Artisan attack case, Supreme Court Spokesperson Mohammad Saifur Rahman told The Daily Star today.
On July 1, 2016, five militants, armed with guns, machetes, and grenades, stormed the upscale eatery in the diplomatic zone in Gulshan and held the diners hostage before brutally killing 20 of them, including three Bangladeshis, seven Japanese, nine Italians, and one Indian.
The militants were killed during a rescue operation by army commandos. Two police officials and a chef of the café were also killed during the 12-hour standoff while another injured staffer of the eatery died later.
A Dhaka court on November 27, 2019, sentenced seven militants to death for their involvement in the attack, terming it a disgraceful attack aimed at assassinating the non-communal character of Bangladesh.
The seven death-row convicts are Jahangir Hossain, Aslam Hossain Rash, Hadisur Rahman, Rakibul Hasan Regan, Md Abdus Sabur Khan, Shariful Islam Khaled, and Mamunur Rashid Ripon.
The Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal acquitted one accused as it found him not guilty.
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