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Dhaka: His wife Ayesha Siddique Minni, who was sentenced to death in the Rifat Sharif murder case in Barguna, has appealed to the High Court.
The appeal was filed in the appropriate branch of the High Court on Tuesday (October 8), lawyer ZI Khan Panna said.
“We are hopeful that the case will be heard as soon as possible. We will try to hold a hearing,” he said. We are hopeful that justice will be established in light of the law and that Minni will be acquitted.
At the beginning of October 4, all the documents of the case reached the High Court for the approval of the death sentence of 8 defendants, including Minni.
The lawyers said that the approval of the Superior Court was required for the execution of the sentence when the court convicted the defendant in a criminal case. Therefore, the competent judicial court sent all the documents of the case to the High Court in accordance with article 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. What is known as Death Reference. After receiving the documents, the Death Reference Section of the Superior Court reviewed and prepared the paper book of the case. Once the paper book is ready, the case is presumed ready for hearing.
However, in some cases, the paper book is prepared as a priority under the direction of the Chief Justice.
On September 30, Barguna District Judge and Sessions. Ashaduzzaman announced the verdict in the case.
The court sentenced 7 of the 10 adults sentenced to death. In addition, he also fined the defendants 50,000 rupees. The remaining 4 were released.
The verdict said that if the convicts want to appeal, they must do so within 07 (seven) business days after the order.
The verdict further stated that in order to approve the death sentence, the documents containing the verdict and the sentence should be sent to the Superior Court Division in accordance with the provisions of article 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Those sentenced to death are: Md. Rakibul Hasan Rifat alias Rifat Faraji, Al Qayyum alias Rabbi Akon, Mohaiminul Islam Sifat, Rezoan Ali Khan Hridoy alias Tiktak Hridoy, Md. Hasan and Ayesha Siddique Minni.
Published: Md. Musa (fugitive), Rafiul Islam Rabbi, Md. Sagar and Kamrul Islam Simon.
Associates of Nayan Bond and Rifat Faraji hacked Rifat Sharif in front of his wife Minni in front of Calix Academy on Barguna Government College Road on June 26, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. Rifat was transferred to Barguna General Hospital in critical condition. He was admitted to Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment. Rifat died while receiving treatment there.
Later, Rifat’s father, Dulal Sharif, became the plaintiff and named Sabbir Ahmed aka Nayan Bond as the main defendant. Rifat’s father named Minni as the main witness in the case.
Later, on July 2, 25-year-old Nayan Bond was killed in a ‘shootout’ with police in the Purakata Ferry Ghat area of Burirchar Union at the district headquarters.
On July 17 of that year, 20 days after the murder, Minnie was taken from her father’s house to the Barguna police line for questioning. After questioning, the police arrested Minni the same night he appeared to be involved in the murder.
Subsequently, on August 29 of the same year, the Superior Court granted Minni bail. On September 1, 24 people were charged and the charge sheet was presented in court, divided into adults and minors. Of these, 10 are adults and 14 are minors.
Charges were brought against 10 accused adults on January 1. After the testimonies and arguments, the verdict was announced on September 30.
The minor accused in the Rifat Sharif murder case is pending in the Juvenile Court.
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8 people, including Minni, were sentenced to death in the Rifat murder case
Bangladesh time: 1622 hours, October 8, 2020
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