A police officer was transferred from Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) to Bandarban Armed Police Battalion (APBn) for mourning the death of convicted war criminal Delwar Hossain Sayeedi on social media.
The police officer is Khairul Islam, court inspector of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP).
Additional Commissioner Vijay Basak, also in-charge of the Crime and Discipline Branch of RMP, said an investigation was conducted about Khairul Islam's Facebook post.
"As he was found guilty, he was transferred to Bandarban following the order of the police headquarters on Thursday," he added.
Sayeedi, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War, died while undergoing treatment on August 14.
After the death of Sayeedi, Inspector Khairul posted on his personal Facebook expressing his condolences.
When his Facebook post came to light, RMP Commissioner Vijay Biplab Talukder ordered the cybercrime unit to investigate the matter. However, Inspector Khairul deleted the post shortly after posting it.
When contacted, Inspector Khairul said he posted “in a very simple manner.” Later, he realised his mistakes and deleted the post.
