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Trials for major offences to speed up in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Oct 25: Bangladesh has promulgated an ordinance that would expedite trial of six major offences, including rape and murder, through special tribunals.
Dhaka, Oct 25: Bangladesh has promulgated an
ordinance that would expedite trial of six major offences,
including rape and murder, through special tribunals.
The ordinance, promulgated by President Professor
Iajuddin Ahmed last night, came on the eighth day of the
on-going anti-crime crackdown across the country.
The proposed tribunals to be headed by a judge with the
rank and status of a district judge will complete the trial in
a maximum of 135 days.
The court will initially have a 90 day trial period, which may be extended first by 30 days and then by 15 days. According to the ordinance, a convict may appeal against the judgement of a tribunal within 30 days of its pronouncement. However, unlike the ordinary courts, the special tribunals would accept visual evidences.
The ordinance has been promulgated as the Parliament is now in recess and likely to go into session in mid-November when it would be made into law through ratification.
The six counts of crimes the new law will deal are murder, rape, possession of illegal arms, narcotics and explosives hoarding. Initially six tribunals would be set up in as many divisional cities and in 13 other greater districts later on.
On the expiry of 135 day trial period, a case would be sent back to the court from where it might have been shifted. In that case, the latter would dispose of the case on a priority basis, the report said adding the new law will be applied for cases that are punishable by sentences beyond five year jail term.
Bureau Report
The court will initially have a 90 day trial period, which may be extended first by 30 days and then by 15 days. According to the ordinance, a convict may appeal against the judgement of a tribunal within 30 days of its pronouncement. However, unlike the ordinary courts, the special tribunals would accept visual evidences.
The ordinance has been promulgated as the Parliament is now in recess and likely to go into session in mid-November when it would be made into law through ratification.
The six counts of crimes the new law will deal are murder, rape, possession of illegal arms, narcotics and explosives hoarding. Initially six tribunals would be set up in as many divisional cities and in 13 other greater districts later on.
On the expiry of 135 day trial period, a case would be sent back to the court from where it might have been shifted. In that case, the latter would dispose of the case on a priority basis, the report said adding the new law will be applied for cases that are punishable by sentences beyond five year jail term.
Bureau Report