An Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal in Dhaka is recording the depositions of the witnesses in a case started by writer-blogger Avijit’s father Professor Ajoy Roy. After an investigation officer testified on Tuesday, state lawyer in the case Golam Sarwar Zakir said Bonya is not coming over to Bangladesh to testify over “security concerns”. The authorities sent a letter to her via the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington and contacted her via phone for her deposition, Zakir said. “But she said she would not come to court fearing for security although she was keen to testify,” Zakir added. The six indicted in the case are Major Syed Ziaul Haq alias Zia, Safiur Rahman Farabi, Md Mozzammel Hussain alias Saimon alias Shahriar, Md Abu Siddiq Sohel alias Sakib alias Sajid alias Shahab, Md Arafat Rahman and Akram Hossain alias Abir.

Source: bd News24 December 24, 2020 21:45 UTC