Bangladesh
Fakhrul-Abbas Fakhrul-Abbas's bail upheld in Supreme Court's Appellate Division
Dhaka, January 9: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court upheld the High Court's order granting six-month bail to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and the party's Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas. At the same time, the High Court has been asked to settle the ruling on the bail question within the next 30 days. The court also disposed of the bail application made by the state party.
As a result of this order, there was no obstacle to the release of Mirza Fakhrul and Mirza Abbas, their lawyers said. A four-member bench headed by Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique gave the order on Sunday (January 8).
Attorney General Abu Mohammad (AM) Amin Uddin heard the state in the court on Sunday. Mirza Fakhrul Islam and Mirza Abbas were represented by senior lawyer Zainul Abedin, lawyer Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon, Barrister Ruhul Quddus Kajal, Advocate Gazi Md. Kamrul Islam Sajal and Advocate Sagir Hossain Lyon.
On January 3, a bench consisting of Justice Md. Salim and Justice Md. Riaz Uddin Khan of the High Court granted six-month interim bail to Mirza Fakhrul and Mirza Abbas. At the same time, the court also issued a four-week rule asking why they will not be granted permanent bail. After that, the state applied to the Appellate Division on Wednesday (January 4) morning seeking suspension of their bail. Hearing that application, the chamber court of Justice Jahangir Hossain of the Appellate Division sent the matter to the regular bench for hearing on Wednesday (January 4). And until the hearing in the Appellate Division is over, the accused is asked not to file bail in the lower court.
In continuation of this, after hearing the regular bench of the Appellate Division on Sunday, the Supreme Court disposed of the state's application.
