The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs has decided to withdraw cases filed over unlawful activities, including acts of violence, committed during the Boishommo Birodhi Chhatra Andolon’s anti-quota movement.
The decision came in a meeting between interim government adviser Dr Asif Nazrul and officials of the Law and Justice Division on Saturday, reports Amader Shomoy.
These decisions are –
- Steps will be taken to speedily bring to justice those involved in the killings that took place during the July-August period in a bid to suppress the mass movement of students.
- Necessary measures will be taken to withdraw criminal cases filed to suppress the mass movement of students from last July 1 to August 5, 2024, within the next three working days.
- Steps will be taken to release the children and adolescents, detained in the child and adolescent development centres on false cases, within the next three working days.
- Steps will be taken for expeditious withdrawal of false cases filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act and Cyber Security Act.
- Steps will be taken to provide support to victims in false cases on the Law and Justice Division hotline: 16430.
