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Judges need to be rigid in granting bail to militants: Anisul

 New Nation
 Published: 12:00 AM, 11 July 2016

Staff Reporter :
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday urged the judges to be ‘rigid’ in granting bail to the militants.
The minister said it amid tension of militant attacks that took place at Gulshan on July 1 and Sholakia on the Eid Day.  
The Minister was talking to the reporters after attending an inaugural session of the newly recruited Assistant Judges Training Programme held at the Judicial Administration Training Institute (JATI) in the city.
Anisul Huq urged the judges to be more rigid and to remember their duty to the judicial system in granting bail to the accused in militancy-related cases considering the law and order situation in the country.
In response to a query, the minister said that the judiciary is independent. They can grant bail.
“We can ask the prosecution to present their argument impeccably so that the judges won’t be able to grant bails to the accused in militancy-related cases,” he said.
Judges interpret law and apply it judiciously. So, they should be tougher in dealing with the militants.
Another reporter drew his attention to the weak charge-sheets and asked whether the Law Ministry would issue any directive in this matter. The minister said, “We believe in cooperation. Everything works in a system. We will work to ensure there are no loopholes in the important cases.
The Minister responding to a query regarding the Attorney General’s office’s lacking in producing evidence in challenging bail pleas of the accused in many cases, the Minister said that the ministry always assists the Attorney General’s office whenever they seek it.
However, the Minister asked the reporters not to ask any question regarding the progress of the investigation of Gulshan terror attack which killed 22 people, including 17 foreigners and two police officials.
When the reporters wanted to know about the progress of the Ramna Batamul bomb blast case and August 21 grenade attack on a Awami League rally on the Bangabandhu Avenue, the minister said that first one is in High Court and the other in lower court.