Gulshan attack: IGP asks prosecution to appeal against Mizan's acquittal

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Javed Patwary has requested the prosecution team to file an appeal against the acquittal of the other accused in Holey Artisan attack case.
The IGP said, “We are satisfied that seven of the accused we charged after investigation have got the highest penalty.”
"We will request the prosecution team to file an appeal against the acquittal of the other accused."
He made the statement in a program at the Police Headquarters on Wednesday.
Dhaka’s Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal gave death penalty to seven and acquitted another accused named Mizanur Rahman alias Baro Mizan in Holey Artisan attack case on Wednesday (Nov 27).
The convicts who were given death penalties are -- Rashedul Islam alias Rash, one of the planners, Jahangir Alam alias Rajib Gandhi, recruiter of the attackers, Sohel Mahfuz, supplier of grenades, Rakibul Hasan Regan, a so-called religious trainer, and Hadisur Rahman Sagar, suppliers of arms and Shariful Islam Khaled, and Mamunur Rashid Ripon.
The court also fines the convicts Tk 50,000.
The trial began on Nov 26, 2018, after charges were framed against eight militants
Three years ago in 2016, the Holey Artisan Bakery and Café was stormed by five men.
During the attack on Jul 1, 22 people-- including 17 foreigners—was brutally killed by these militants.
Five attackers – Nibras Islam, Rohan Imtiaz, Meer Saameh Mubasser, Khairul Islam and Shafiqul Islam – were all killed in the Operation Thunderbolt that the Para Commando Battalion launched at the bakery on the morning of Jul 2.