The government pledge to establish the rule of law has been fulfilled through the verdict on the sensational 10-truck arms haul case, Law Minister Anisul Huque has said.
The minister made the statement in his instant reaction regarding the verdict yesterday.
He said the verdict on the sensational 10-truck arms haul case was positive.
He claimed that it was found in the investigation that the high-ups of the then government were involved in the incident.
It was an initiative of the then administration to inspire the terrorism and the terrorists, said the minister.
“After the verdict, now the criminals will have to think twice before committing such crime again. The court has given the verdict considering the evidence and statements of the accused,” Anisul Huque added.
Asked whether the large amount of arms haul was a threat to the country’s sovereignty, the minister said: “A mini-cantonment could have been set up with the arms which were hauled. It was also disclosed who brought the arms and for whom.”
“It could disrupt the relations between Bangladesh and the country for which the arms were brought,” he claimed.
He added that the-then government had a plan to cover the incident and let go of those involved in the arms smuggling. They would have been inspired to commit the crime again if the government set them free.
A Chittagong special court has sentenced 14 accused including Matiur Rahman Nizami and Lutfozzaman Babar of the then BNP government to death in the 10-truck arms haul case yesterday.
The same 14 convicts were awarded life term imprisonment in the arms case.
