[ad_1]
The High Court has granted bail to Abul Asad, editor of the daily Sangram, in a case brought under the Sedition and Digital Security Act.
A bench of two High Court judges made up of Justices Emdadul Haque and Akram Hossain granted provisional bail to Abul Asad, editor of the daily Sangram, on Wednesday. In addition, it has issued a rule to show the state why you will not be granted a permanent bond.
Veteran lawyer Khandaker Mahbub Hossain and lawyer Mohammad Shishir Monir appeared on behalf of Abul Asad in court. The lawyer Md. Asad Uddin was with him. Deputy Attorney General Md Gias Uddin Ahmed and Deputy Attorney General Rabiul Islam appeared for the state against bail.
At the hearing, lawyer Khandaker Mahbub Hossain said that Abul Asad was the oldest editor in Bangladesh. It is not always possible for an elderly editor to consult all the news in a newspaper. Furthermore, he has already expressed regret at the news about Abdul Quader Mollah. He was ill and incarcerated for about eight months. Giving you bail is unlikely to affect the evidence in the case.
Lawyers said that on December 12 last year, a freedom fighter brought a case under the Sedition and Digital Security Act against the leader of Jamaat Abdul Quader Mollah, who was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity, for posting news with the title of martyr. Abul Asad was arrested in his office on December 14 in that case.
Later, lawyer Shishir Monir told reporters that to bring a case for treason, it must be done through a ‘complaint’ subject to government approval. But this case has been filed by a person who filed an FIR at the police station, which is prohibited by law. On the other hand, to present a case under the Digital Security Law, the subject of the complaint must be published and disseminated by any digital or electronic means. But in this case, the plaintiff has complained about the news published in the printed newspaper that is not subject to this law. Furthermore, when granting bail, the Hon’ble Court also took into consideration the fact that the defendant is in his early 60s.
[ad_2]
