21 Aug Case
Appeal made to discharge Duke
The counsel of Lt Commander (retd) Saiful Islam Duke, nephew of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, yesterday appealed to a Dhaka court to discharge his client from the charges of 21 August grenade attack cases.
Duke's lawyer Abdur Rezak Khan placed the appeal as Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 resumed the charge framing hearing against BNP Senior Vice-President Tarique Rahman and 51 other accused in the cases in the morning.
During the third day of charge hearing, Duke's lawyer said his client was implicated in the case as part of a conspiracy to harass him, adding that his name was not included in the first information report of the cases.
Opposing the defence plea, the prosecution said Duke helped Harkat ul-Jihad (Huji) leader Moulana Tajuddin, brother of detained BNP leader Abdus Salam Pintu, flee from the country after committing the offences.
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