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Bangladesh Ex-Minister Acquitted of India Rebel Gun-Running

Bangladesh court acquits ex-minister Lutfuzzaman Babar of gun-running charges, citing lack of credible evidence. [Image via The News/Facebook@LutfozzamanBabar]

DHAKA: A Bangladesh court on Wednesday acquitted an ex-minister sentenced to death for historic gun-running to Indian rebels, charges his lawyer said had been falsified by the now-ousted previous government.

Lutfuzzaman Babar, a former home affairs minister in his late 60s, was acquitted along with five others by Chittagong´s High Court, his lawyer Shishir Monir told reporters. “The prosecution failed to produce any credible evidence”, Monir said.

He said ex-minister Babar had been falsely implicated in the gun-running plot because he was a senior member of the Bangladesh National Party (BNP), arch-rivals of Hasina.

The case dates back to 2004 when Bangladeshi police seized 10 trucks packed with weapons, including rockets and grenades.

Also See: Bangladesh´s Army recovers 6,000 guns looted during revolution

This news is sourced from The News and is intended for informational purposes only.

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