Attorney general wants coordination cell to stop militants from securing bail

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam has suggested the formation of a coordination cell to work with his office and prosecutors in order to prevent militants getting bail by misleading the courts.

Following the terror attacks in Dhaka and Kishoreganj earlier this month, the state’s top legal officer on Tuesday broached the idea amidst reports that militants were resuming extremist activities once out on bail.

Alam told reporters, “Once formed, the coordination cell will only review them (militants). This cell will not only function from its office but will be in constant touch with the attorney general’s office and the offices of the public prosecutors.”

Members of this cell will also have to be adept at using information and communication technology, he added.

He suggested the gathering of information about militants after their arrest into ‘something like a data bank’.

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam. File photo.

“Their names should be saved in computers. That will help public prosecutors in every district to see the names by logging in through their computers.

“My office should have that, too, so that, by simply typing in the names, we get to know who are accused in terror cases, in which districts, whether they secured bail or the time when they applied for bail.”

The attorney general said if the cell was formed, it would be able to stop the militants from getting bail by misleading the courts.

Mahbubey Alam also urged police to be more cautious while preparing the case documents against the militants.

“The militants are using the loopholes in the case documents or charge-sheet to secure bail,” he added.