Spreading misinformation about Covid, Mufti Ibrahim imprisoned

Court Correspondent :
A Dhaka court yesterday imprisoned Mufti Kazi Md Ibrahim for 3 years after the alleged controversial Islamic orator confessed to charges of “spreading misinformation” about the COVID-19 vaccine and against the Government of Bangladesh and neighbouring countries.
Dhaka Cyber Tribunal Judge AKM Zulfikar Hayat handed Ibrahim to the prison-term of three years three months and 19 days on Monday after he pleaded guilty in the case.
As per the rules of hearing after framing charges, the court read the allegations to the accused and asked him whether he accepted the charges. Ibrahim pleaded guilty and the court immediately declared penalty and disposed off the case.
The tribunal’s Bench Assistant Shamim Al Mamun said Ibrahim’s time in jail was included in sentencing him, so he would spend one year, three months and 19 more days in the prison.
Ibrahim’s “aggressive and unscientific” remarks grabbed authorities’ attention during the pandemic in 2021. His claims that the corona-virus vaccine was causing “women to grow beards” and “men’s voices to change” made waves on social media.