CID investigation into BDR mutiny may take this year

Political complicity not ascertained yet
CID investigation into BDR mutiny and killing of army officers may take this year as the matter is too complicated to complete it quickly.
Although report of CID investigation will be the basis of trial of BDR mutineers in the court but it will not be possible to be completed save end of this year.
Latest development of investigation is that by now 1350 BDR soldiers and 27 civilians have been arrested, 529 taken on remand and 76 have given their confessional statements.
Apart from this, 349 persons in and around Peelkhana have been interrogated in connection with the incident.
Replying to query as to when investigation may be completed CID ASP Abdul Qahhar Akhand said nothing can yet be said about the conclusion of investigations as there are many complications.
“We are trying to expedite the investigation and for this reason we have increased our manpower in connection with this investigation,” he added.
About complicity of Awami League leader Torab Ali, he said that being ex BDR soldier Torab Ali has good connection with BDR soldiers and thus his political identity has nothing to do with this case.
He clarified the matter stating that on the one hand Torab Ali is not a big leader and on the other hand CID also arrested a woman Suraiya Begum who is a BNP activist and tried to contest for the post of commissioner having good contact with party’s high command meaning that political complicity cannot be ascertained yet.
As to absconding mutineers he said many of the absconding BDR soldiers may be mutineers but until completion of investigation their names cannot be finalised.
Meanwhile the government has appointed Advocate Anisul Haque and others as prosecutors in BDR mutiny case; they are studying the case but their formal functioning will start after completion of investigation and after ascertaining whether the trial will be held by court martial or in civil courts.

Courtesy of The Bangladesh Today