Limon Shot to Disability<\/em>
\nCall for credible probe <\/strong>
\nAmnesty terms govt’s dealing a mockery, says it exposes contradictions, lack of accountability within state system<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/a>Amnesty International yesterday said the government’s dealing with the Limon issue was a mockery and it exposed contradictions and lack of accountability within the state system.
\nLimon Hossain, a college student, lost a leg after Rab shot him on March 23 at Chhaturia of Jhalakathi.
\n\u201cIt’s a blatant example of mockery. You play around with the life of young people and do not establish accountability in the system. There are hundreds of families in urgent need of justice after becoming victims of\u00a0this force,\u201d said Deputy Director of Asia-Pacific Programme of\u00a0Amnesty International Madhu Malhotra.
\nShe made the comment after visiting Limon Hossain at Gano Shasthya Nagar Hospital in Dhaka. Malhotra was accompanied by Amnesty International researcher Andrew Frueti.
\nWhile talking to the Amnesty International team, Limon himself expressed concern over whom to seek justice from. He pointed out statements made by the prime minister’s defence adviser and Home Minister Sahara Khatun trying to brand not only him but also his family members as criminals.
\nTalking to journalists after the visit, Malhotra said the available description of the event and statements made by Rab and the government are contradictory. \u201cIt is a mockery… you have so many contradictions within the system. There is a need for impartial and independent investigation to see what actually happened,\u201d Malhotra added.
\nThe Amnesty International team urged the government to fulfil its promises made two and half years ago before the election. The team said Amnesty International is not aware of a single instance of prosecution of a Rab personnel.
\n\u201cIf faith of a common person of Bangladesh is to be reinstated in the system, this is a high time for Bangladesh,\u201d Malhotra said, adding, \u201cThis is a unique opportunity for Bangladesh to show, through the Limon’s case, that credible investigations are being conducted and justice is being delivered, obviously through a fair trial. Some sort of accountability have to be put in place to make sure no such violation takes place in future.\u201d
\nOn the government investigation into the Limon’s case, Malhotra urged impartial intervention in every investigation rather than ones being merely completed by Rab personnel or government officials. She urged the government to make probe reports public.
\nLimon told the team that he is preparing to sit for the HSC examination. He is unable to see his parents for over a week as their stay is not permitted at Gano Shasthya Nagar Hospital in Dhanmondi.
\n\u201cYou are very brave, Limon. You are seeking truth and justice,\u201d said Malhotra.
\n\u201cWe are here to push so that justice is delivered to you and you are properly rehabilitated and compensated,\u201d she added.
\nAs the team bade farewell to Limon, journalists present there asked for his reaction.
\nSitting on the bed with his only leg dangling, a calm and determined Limon in a single breath said, \u201cThere is none but the prime minister from whom I can seek justice at this moment. I want punishment if impartial and independent investigation finds me guilty. If not, I want punishment to those who held me by the collar of my shirt before shooting me holding the gun against my leg.\u201d<\/p>\n

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