Pilkhana Mutiny
Two BDR men plead guilty
Two BDR Rifles Security Unit (RSU) members yesterday pleaded guilty of their involvement in the February 25-26 mutiny last year at a special court at the Darbar Hall of Pilkhana.
After the proceedings began, the three-member Special Court-7 led by BDR Director General (DG) Maj Gen Md Rafiqul Islam completed reading out individual charges against 113 accused mutineers of the RSU.
The BDR DG then said, “The court will show special consideration if you [BDR jawans] admit your guilt.”
When sepoys Wazed Ali Mollah and Komor Uddin pleaded guilty, the court asked the security to free them from handcuffs and separate them from others. Both of them were seen in tears at that time.
Wazed has been charged with collecting firearms and ammunition from the magazine, and participating in the mutiny while the allegations against Komor are not informing the higher authorities about the mutineers' plans and not resisting them.
Some of the 113 are accused of more than one crime.
Prosecutor of the Special Court-7 Lt Col Atiquzzaman, commanding officer of the RSU, said 40 BDR men are indicted for carrying firearms and taking part in the mutiny whereas 31 are accused of removing the bodies of slain army officers.
Besides, 51 field level workers of the intelligence unit are charged with not informing the BDR authorities about the mutiny beforehand.
Atiquzzaman also said leaflets on the mutiny were printed at a coaching centre near BDR gate no 5 and handed out before the mutiny.
The intelligence found it on February 21 last year. The mutiny would not have taken place had the intelligence informed the authorities about it, the prosecutor added.
The criminal investigation department (CID) earlier arrested the owner of the coaching centre, and 13 of the 113 were charge-sheeted.
The trial proceedings were adjourned until 9:00am on January 30.
Meanwhile, 31 alleged mutineers of the BDR Record Wing yesterday cross-examined seven witnesses at the Special Court-9 at the new courtroom of 13 Rifle Battalion in Pilkhana.
BDR Dhaka Sector Commander Col Habibul Karim led the court and adjourned it until 9:00am on December 23. The allegations against 111 jawans of the unit include leaving the Darbar Hall, showing solidarity with the mutineers, participating in the mutiny with firearms, not working to prevent the mutiny and failing to control unruly subordinates.
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