The Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs has requested a list of politically motivated harassment cases filed during the Awami League’s tenure from January 6, 2009, to August 5, 2024.

Dr. Md. Rezaul Karim, spokesperson for the ministry, said that the Solicitor Wing of the Law and Justice Division issued letters to public and metropolitan public prosecutors nationwide on December 2 to facilitate this process.

The letter, signed by Deputy Solicitor (GP-PP) Sana Md. Mahruf Hossain, instructed prosecutors to compile the lists according to the ministry’s specified format and submit them to the Solicitor Wing by December 17.

“Many harassment cases were filed against political leaders, activists and others between January 6, 2009 to August 5, 2024, especially before and after the national elections held in 2014, 2018, and 2024. Due to the lack of accurate and complete information regarding these cases, it is not being possible to take legal remedial action. So it is very important to obtain information on the cases as per the table mentioned in the letter on an urgent basis,” the letter said.

As per the letter, the government law officers were asked to prepare the list with the name of concerned district, court, case number, name and identification of the complainant, number of accused and number of unnamed accused (if there is any), date of the incident narrated in the complaint, under which section and act the concerned case was filed and which stage that case is in now.

“The public prosecutors and metropolitan public prosecutors were asked to exercise extreme caution in this regard. It is to be noted that the lists of those cases will be thoroughly scrutinized by the ministry,” Dr Karim said.

The ministry in the letters asked the public prosecutors to send the list to the address of Solicitor, Solicitor Wing, Law and Justice Division, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry, Supreme Court Premises, or by email on solicitor@lawjusticediv.gov.bd .

BDST: 1736 HRS, DEC 03, 2024
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