A Dhaka court has deferred hearing to frame charges against human rights
group Odhikar’s secretary Adilur Rahman Khan and director Nasiruddin
Elan.
They are booked in a case of allegedly spreading distorted information about police’s May 5 anti-Hifazat drive.
Dhaka’s Cyber Crimes Tribunal Judge KM Shamsul Alam has set November 24
as the new date for the hearing that was scheduled for Sunday.
But since Elan could not be produced before the court the judge deferred the hearing.
Adil was, however, was present in the court.
The two have been accused of distorting facts, presenting false evidence
against the drive by the security forces, doctoring photos with the
help of Photoshop, and passing off someone alive as dead.
A report by rights group Odhikar claimed 61 people had been killed in
the drive by police and security forces at Motijheel’s Shapla Chattar,
where Hifazat-e Islam supporters were on an indefinite sit-in on May 5. (source)