RAJSHAHI, Nov 1, 2021 (BSS)- A trial tribunal here today convicted three
persons and sentenced them to suffer 10 years imprisonment each on charge of
their involvement in derogatory publicity about Prophet Hazrat Muhammd PBH
and pornography.
The convicted persons were identified as Aminul Ehsan, Jahirul Islam and
Khokon Uddin. All are the residents of Ataikula Upazila in Pabna district.
They were also fined Taka one lakh each, in default, to suffer three
months more behind the bar.
Judge Ziaur Rahman of the Rajshahi Divisional Cyber Tribunal found them
guilty of the charge and handed down the verdict in presence of them in the
court.
Seven other accused of the case were acquitted as the charge brought
against them could not be proved.
Public Prosecutor of the tribunal Advocate Ismat Ara told the journalists
that police arrested the three persons on charge of their involvement in the
cyber offense on November 2, 2013. Subsequently, upon completion of
investigation police pressed charges accusing ten persons.
The tribunal examined the recorded depositions of prosecution witnesses
and other relevant evidence and pronounced the aforesaid verdict, said the
public prosecutor.