A former Bangladesh evil was arrested, accused of threatening the diplomatic ties of his country and threatening national security, police announced on Sunday, April 13, an arrest condemned by human rights organizations.
Meghna Alam, chosen Miss Earth Bangladesh in 2020, was arrested on Thursday under a controversial law on special powers, authorizing detention without formal accusation.
Police spokesman Muhammad Talebur Rahman did not explain the reasons why this 30 -year -old woman threatened national security.
Accused of “infringing state security”
He only said that she had unfairly accused “important people”, who are “foreign citizens” to damage the country’s diplomatic relations.
In a statement published on Friday, the police also accused Meghna Alam of “infringing state security” and “the country’s financial interests.”
The former evil father, Badrul Alam, for his part attributed his daughter’s arrest to personal ties with a former Saudi ambassador.
The police said on Friday that Meghna Alam had not been “kidnapped” but arrested under the law by special powers, very controversial. Lawyers and rights activists believe that they do not respect constitutional rights.
Authorizes public officials to place a person indefinitely in detention without formally accused. Promises to repeal this law have never succeeded so far.
Amnesty International denounces a “draconian” law
In an open letter directed on Friday night to the provisional government led by Mohammed Yunus, lawyers and human rights defenders described this detention as “authoritarian” and probably tarnish the revolution directed by students last summer, which led to the fall of former authoritarian author Sheikh Hasina.
This arrest “Socava (in particular) to the principles of justice”, according to this letter. Amnesty International described this law as a “draconian” due to its vague “and too large provisions that allow people without a formal accusation.
Asif Nazrul, legal advisor to the provisional government, said on Sunday that the use of the law on special powers to maintain it “is not appropriate.”
The former loss’s father, Badrul Alam, told AFP on Sunday that he was arrested by order of a former Saudi ambassador to Bangladesh with whom he had a relationship, after rejecting his marriage proposal.
AFP could not verify your statements. Contacted by AFP, Saudi’s embassy in Dacca had not responded on Sunday at noon.
Source: BFM TV
