Bangladesh Cyber Tribunal Judge Mohammad As-Shams Jaglul Hossain passed the verdict on Thursday after hearing the closing arguments from all sides in the digital security case. Moazzem has been sentenced to five years in jail for recording Nusrat’s statement unlawfully (on his mobile phone), a crime under Section 26 of the digital security law. Moazzem Hossain, former OC of Sonagazi Police Station in Feni, arriving at the Cyber Tribunal in Dhaka on Thursday ahead of the verdict in a digital security case. Lawyer Syed Sayedul Haque Suman subsequently started the case against Moazzem in Dhaka under the Digital Security Act on Apr 15, after Nusrat died in hospital. Following Nusrat’s death, Moazzem was initially transferred to the Rangpur range of police and later suspended from the agency for negligence in handling the Nusrat case.

Source: bd News24 November 28, 2019 09:07 UTC