Dhaka: A Bangladesh courtroom right here has rejected the plea to alter the bail listening to date of arrested Hindu priest, Chinmoy Krishna Das.
The courtroom dismissed the petition, stating that Chinmoy Krishna Das, the spokesperson of Bangladesh Sammilito Sanatani Jagaron Jote, didn’t authourised energy to the lawyer who submitted the plea on Wednesday.
Rabindra Ghosh, a Bangladesh Supreme Court docket senior lawyer and human rights activist, went to Chittagong and submitted the plea within the courtroom for Chinmoy Krishna Das. “I moved an software to Chittagong courtroom to repair an early date for bail listening to of Chinmoy Krishna Das however at the moment about 30 attorneys entered the courtroom with out the permission of the courtroom and tried to assault me,” Ghosh informed ANI over cellphone.
“They taunt me as ISKCON agent, Chinmoy’s agent. They need to know why I got here right here. They are saying, a lawyer was killed. They name me a assassin. I got here as an advocate. How am I a assassin !” he added. “The decide scolded them. They might not assault me due to the police had been there”, Ghosh mentioned. Ghosh argued that Chinmoy’s lawyer couldn’t attend the listening to because the homicide case was filed within the lawyer’s identify. Ghosh utilized on his behalf.
“After rejecting my plea, I went to the jail and picked up the ability from Chinmoy to maneuver his case. The jail superintendent has confirmed on the copy of the ability. I’ll apply to the courtroom once more on Thursday”, Ghosh mentioned.
Chinmoy Krishna Das, additionally a former priest of ISKCON, was arrested by police from Dhaka Airport on November 25 on prices of sedition. On November 26, a courtroom in Bangladesh’s port metropolis of Chittagong rejected his bail prayer and ordered him to be despatched to jail. His followers laid in entrance of his jail van and blocked it. Police cleared after clashes with the protesters. A lawyer named Saiful Islam Alif was killed through the clashes.
On December 3, Chittagong courtroom had fastened January 2 for the bail listening to as there was no lawyer to signify Chinmoy.
