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- The Supreme Court's Appellate Division upheld a High Court order protecting former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque from arrest or harassment without a specific case.
- The court also imposed restrictions, preventing Khairul Haque from speaking to the media or leaving the country after his release.
- Khairul Haque cannot be immediately released as he was reportedly arrested in a murder case linked to a 2024 uprising.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has upheld a High Court order that prevents authorities from arresting or harassing former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque without a specific case naming him as an accused. The Supreme Court's decision came as it disposed of a petition filed by the home ministry seeking to stay the High Court's directive.
A four-member bench, led by Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, issued the order. However, the court also imposed significant restrictions on Khairul Haque. He is barred from speaking to the media and is prohibited from leaving the country once he is released from jail.
Despite the Supreme Court's order, Khairul Haque's immediate release is not possible. Advocate Monaim Nobi Shahin, representing a writ petitioner, informed The Daily Star that Khairul Haque was shown arrested in a murder case connected to the July 2024 uprising on May 23. The state was represented by Deputy Attorney General Mohammad Mehdi Hasan Chowdhury.
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