A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun on a 43-day remand in connection with eight cases filed over the killings during July-August mass uprising.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahin Reza passed the order after a hearing when he was produced before the court.
The court placed Mamun on 38-day remand in seven cases over the deaths of seven people in Jatrabari and on five-day remand in a case involving the death of 27-year-old Tahir Zaman Priyo filed at New Market Police Station.
The prosecution argued for the remand, while the defense requested bail and the cancellation of the remand order.
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Mamun’s lawyer said that he had previously been on an 18-day remand in four other cases and claimed that the new remand was politically motivated. "These cases are part of a revenge against him," the lawyer said.
On the same day, the court also approved showing Mamunarrested in several cases filed at Adabor, Kadamtali, and Jatrabari police stations.
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