A special court in Satkhira yesterday fixed January 18 next year for framing charges against 60 accused BDR personnel of 7 Rifles Battalion under Khulna sector in the mutiny case.
All the 60 accused BDR men were produced before the special court no-1 that was formed at Satkhira 41 Rifles Battalion (BDR) headquarters to hold the trial of BDR mutiny at Nildumur BDR battalion headquarters in Shyamnagar upazila on February 26.
The BDR has set up six special courts to try the BDR personnel with links to the February 25-26 mutiny at its headquarters in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country under the Bangladesh Rifles Order, 1972.
The court proceedings began at 10:10am yesterday and it went on for 55 minutes before being adjourned till January 18, 2010.
Prosecutor Lt Col Badrul Alam, also the commanding officer of 7 Rifles Battalion, read out the complaints yesterday against the 60 accused BDR personnel who were in the dock.
In his submission, the prosecutor told the court that the accused soldiers in collaboration with each other revolted at Nildumur battalion headquarters in support of the carnage at BDR headquarters. The accused soldiers looted heavy arms and ammunition by breaking the armoury of the battalion and kept those with them violating the discipline of the force, Lt Col Badrul Alam told the court.
The mutineers also issued threat to BDR officers and their family members, cut telephone lines and brought out procession supporting the Pilkhana incidents, he alleged.
The court considered the allegations against the accused as punishable offences, sources said.
The prosecutor also told the court of BDR Chief Maj Gen Mainul Islam, Lt Col Gazi Khalid Hossain and Maj Lutful Karim that he has sufficient information and evidence to prove the charges against the accused BDR persons in the case. The prosecution appealed the court to frame charges against the accused as soon as possible.
After the submission, the court ordered the prosecutor to take measures so that the accused can appoint lawyers to defend them during trial.
Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Advocate Khasruzzaman aided the court while Mosharraf Hossain Kajal and Sahidur Rahman were present as senior public prosecutors on behalf of the state.
At a press conference, Lt Col Badrul Alam later said that he would be able to frame charges against the 60 accused BDR men on January 18.
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