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Riaz appears before High Court but fails to secure anticipatory bail in July Uprising murder cases

From Daily Star · () English

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  • Bangladesh’s High Court declined to grant anticipatory bail to actor Riaz Uddin Ahamed Siddique in two murder cases linked to the July Uprising.
  • The court removed the petitions from its cause list and returned them to his lawyer.
  • A deputy attorney general said police could arrest Riaz because he was not on bail.

Actor Riaz Uddin Ahamed Siddique appeared before Bangladesh’s High Court seeking anticipatory bail in two murder cases linked to the July Uprising, but the court did not grant it.

A bench comprising Justice KM Zahid Sarwar and Justice Sheikh Abu Taher removed the petitions from the cause list and returned them to Riaz’s lawyer, Senior Advocate Md Motaher Hossain Sazu.

Deputy Attorney General Md Monzurul Alam Sujan told The Daily Star that the petitions were removed because the cases concerned murders during the July Uprising. He said law enforcers could arrest Riaz because he was not on bail.

The cases were filed with Shahbagh and Jatrabari police stations. The deputy attorney general did not provide further details, while Riaz’s lawyer declined to comment.

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