A Jhalakathi court has transferred the arms case filed against Limon, the 16-year old college student whose leg had to be amputated after being shot by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), to a tribunal.
Limon is now undergoing treatment at National Institute for Traumatolgy Orthopaedic (Nitor) Hospital in Dhaka.
His lawyer Nashimul Hasan said that the arms case against Limon was transferred to the Special Tribunal-1 from the Magistrate's Court on Thursday by order of a senior judicial magistrate, Nusrat Jahan. The next date fixed for hearing the case at that tribunal is June 9.
He said the court granted the appeal he made on behalf of Limon seeking to allow his appearance in the court through his advocate as he is now admitted at NITOR for treatment.
Tofazzal Hossain, father of Limon, said that AHM Noman Khan, executive director of Center for Disability in Development (CDD), a non-government organization, visited Limon at the hospital recently.
A team of CCD brought Limon to Savar center of CCD last week for a check-up before making an artificial leg for him free of cost and then returned him back to hospital.
The artificial leg would be prepared within next week and then Limon would have to spend a few days at CCD rehabilitation center for training to use that artificial limb, father of Limon said.
Till writing this report no action against the accused was taken in connection with an attempt-to-murder case filed on April 26 by Limon's mother, Henoara Begum. The case against six RAB-8 men and six unidentified people was registered by police following a court order.
On other hand, Barisal additional divisional commissioner Mohammad Shawkat Akbar, the investigator assigned by the home ministry to investigate the case of Limon, completed recording statements of witnesses on May 16, but yet not submitted report.
Shawkat Akbar said over 17 people including mother of Limon were interviewed in three rounds at the place of occurrence in Saturia village on May 8, at Rajapur Dakbunglow on May 12 and at Jhalakathi Circuit House on May 16. The interviews were conducted as per a home ministry list.
Akbar denied giving any details, but said he believed that these interviews were enough and hoped to submit the report soon.
The case of Limon drew widespread criticism around the country while the media and the people allege violation of human rights by the elite crime busters. RAB director general Mokhlesur Rahman on April 11 had said Limon might be an innocent victim.
State minister for home affairs Shamsul Haque Tuku on April 12 said, 'Investigation is being done with special focus on five issues – role of the RAB team of the area concerned and that of RAB headquarters, use of arms, High Court order and the cases filed after the incident.'
The prime minister's defense advisor retired major general Tarique Ahmed Siddique on May 19 said he was '100 percent sure' Limon Hossain was not a target of Rapid Action Battalion's (RAB) shooting.
'When RAB went to capture criminal Morshed Jamaddar, (Limon) was trying to run away. That is when shots were fired by RAB which hit him in the leg,' he told the media on Thursday.
A RAB team reportedly shot Limon, who used to work in a brick kiln to bear his educational expenses, in the leg after taking him to a place adjacent to his house at Jamaddarhat in Rajapur Upazila of Jhalakathi on March 23, less than a fortnight before his Higher Secondary Certificate examinations were to begin.
Limon's left leg was amputated from the thigh on March 27 at Dhaka NITOR as the tissues were totally damaged due to excessive bleeding caused by delay in treatment after the shooting.
RAB on the same day filed two cases against the teenager under the arms act and another for obstructing government duty, making attempts to murder and injuring RAB personnel.
Police submitted charge sheet in the case under arms act last week claiming that Limon was a member of 'Mizan-Morshed' gang. Charges were brought against him under the Juvenile Crimes Act on April 24.
Limon secured bail in the latter case on May 2 on a bond of Tk 10,000, but on the next day he was sent to Jhalakathi jail in connection with the charge sheeted arms case.
Maimed HSC examinee Limon Hossain was transferred to Barisal SBMCH prison cell on May 4 and was been released from there on a Tk 20,000 bond on May 9, four days after he secured six-month ad-interim bail in the arms case from the High Court on May 5.
Source: New Age
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