3 get 10-yr jail in cyber crimes in Pabna

Live Correspondent: 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.

 

Dhaka,1 November (campuslive24.com)//BSC

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