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Tarique deserves death penalty as mastermind behind the attack: Anisul
DHAKA, Oct 10, 2018 (BSS) – Expressing satisfaction over the verdict in the
cases regarding August 21, 2004 grenade attack, Law Minister Anisul Huq said
Tarique Rahman was the main hero (mastermind) behind the attack and he
deserves death penalty.
Asked about whether he is satisfied with the verdict, he said at his
secretariat office, “We are satisfied with the verdict. But the main hero
(mastermind) behind the attack was Begum Khaleda Zia’s eldest son Tarique
Rahman and he deserves death penalty.”
“But, he (Tarique) was given life imprisonment. After through scrutiny of
the verdict, we will file appeal with the higher court for enhancement of his
punishment,” he continued.
Coming down heavily on BNP for not believing in rule of law, he said, “The
Awami League government under the dynamic leadership of Sheikh Hasina has
been relentlessly working to establish the rule of law with holding trail of
all the cases. But, the BNP has destroyed the rule of law with not holding
trial in such cases.”
Referring to the verdict in the August 21, 2004 grenade attack, the law
minister said, “I have so far knew the court sentenced death penalty to 19
people (including then BNP’s state minister Lutfuzzaman Babar and deputy
minister Abdus Salam Pintu) and life term imprisonment to 19 others
(including BNP’s acting chairperson Tarique Rahman and political adviser of
former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia).”
“It was quite satisfactory as all of the accused of the cases had been
sentenced in the verdict,” he added.
BSS/ASG/DA/MKD/MFH/MHR-AHJ/FI/ 1455 hrs