HC asks cops not to harass 3 BNP leaders

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The High Court on Wednesday directed the law enforcers not to harass or arrest BNP leaders Rizvi Ahmed, Md Shahjahan and AZM Zahid Hossain without any legal procedure on their release from the jail.

An HC bench of Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Justice ABM Altaf Hossain passed the order after holding hearing on three separate petitions filed by the opposition leaders.

In their petitions, the accused leaders said they have secured bail in all the cases filed against them but they are now apprehending that they can be re-arrest them after being released from the jail.

They prayed to the court to direct the law enforcers not to harass or arrest them without any warrant of arrest in any case against them.

The leaders have been made accused in different cases filed on charges of vandalising vehicles, arson and preventing police from discharging their duties during the opposition's recent agitation programmes.