A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday served a legal notice seeking a speedy trial of the Narayanganj seven-murder case and the withdrawal of the public prosecutor who did not let journalists stay in courtroom during hearing of the case.
Lawyer Yunus Ali Akhand requested the government to establish the speedy trial tribunal within 72 hours, otherwise he would file a writ petition with the High Court seeking remedy.
In the notice, the lawyer said the seven murders were committed in Narayanganj on April 27, 2014, but the trial has not yet been concluded.
But according to the constitution, every person accused of a criminal case has the right to a speedy and public trial by an independent and impartial court or tribunal.
The public prosecutor of Narayanganj Sessions Judge’s Court ousted journalists from the courtroom when the court was recording depositions from the witnesses, which was unconstitutional, the legal notice read.
The law secretary and the solicitor of Law Ministry have been made respondents to the legal notice.
