bdnews24.com :
Columnist Farhad Mazhar has denied the police claim that he was not abducted, saying he was under duress to admit that he left home ‘willingly’.
A staunch critic of the government, Mazhar, said in a press conference broadcast live on Facebook on Saturday evening that police rescued him after the abduction, but ‘concealed the truth’.
He thanked the law enforcers for their efforts but added their attempt to ‘conceal the truth’ undermined their success.
Mazhar said the statement he submitted to court
Columnist Farhad Mazhar has denied the police claim that he was not abducted, saying he was under duress to admit that he left home ‘willingly’.
A staunch critic of the government, Mazhar, said in a press conference broadcast live on Facebook on Saturday evening that police rescued him after the abduction, but ‘concealed the truth’.
He thanked the law enforcers for their efforts but added their attempt to ‘conceal the truth’ undermined their success.
Mazhar said the statement he submitted to court
under Section 164 of the CrPC was ‘actually written by the police’
Statements given under the CrPC section allows the prosecution to use the confession as evidence in the trial.
“It’s a heinous attempt to shut my mouth,” he said.
“We must continue efforts so that the victims of enforced disappearance can return to their families,” he added.
Asked why he did not speak out until now after the incident of his alleged abduction on July 3, he said, “No one has spoken out after returning. I’ve put myself even in greater danger by speaking out. But I will continue this fight no matter how much harassment I face.”
He also said the government ‘must take responsibility’ for forcing him to give the statement to the court.
