The court on Saturday sent three Bangladeshis back to Malaysia after being arrested in Malaysia for allegedly involved with militancy. Police said that during the initial interrogation, the three confessed to association with multiple militant organizations.
The three are Nazmul Islam Sohag of Cox's Bazar, Mohammad Redwanul Islam of Naogaon and Jahed Ahmed of Sylhet. According to a police report in the court yesterday, the three were associated with the militant organization while staying in Malaysia. They were likely to launch terrorist attacks in different countries including Bangladesh.
Police claim that the detainees were involved in militant activities in Malaysia and Bangladesh. Initial evidence has also been found. A report on the matter has been submitted to the court, the investigating agency of the Anti -Terrorism Unit (ATU).
The three men sent back from Malaysia were arrested under section 5 of the Criminal Procedure Code and was produced in the Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon. The investigating officer requested them to be detained during the investigation. After the hearing, Judge Mizbah Ur Rahman ordered them to be imprisoned.
The petition said that the case against the accused is under process and it is important to detain them until the investigation is completed.
Asked about the Anti -Terrorism Unit chief, DIG Akkas Uddin Bhuiyan said the court had sent three suspects to jail. Initially, some information about terrorism was obtained from them. A case is being made on them.
According to police sources, the three men were sent to Dhaka on Thursday at AK-AK-AK. Based on information from the Foreign Ministry, the airport immigration police officials identified them. Later, it was taken in custody and initially interrogated them.
Malaysian Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said on June 23 that four Bangladeshis were detained in Malaysia on charges of terrorism. Five of them were sued in Article 5 of the Malaysian Penal Code and charges were made in Shah Alam and Johar Bahru court. Five of the rest will be sent back to the country and 5 are in police custody in Malaysia.
Three of those people were sent to jail yesterday after being sent to the country.
Malaysian police chief said the detainees were working in the factory, construction and service sector. They sent money to the militant organization IS to Syria and Bangladesh and encouraged other Bangladeshis in militant activities. They used to preach fierce ideology using social media and messaging platforms.
