Supreme Court has issued a ‘Not today’ over the high court order regarding prison division of photographer Shahidul Alam, who is currently in custody under the ICT act.
Consequently, the high court order to give division to Alam remains, said Alam’s lawyers.
Earlier, chamber judge, Iman Ali, gave the division order for Alam while hearing a state appeal against it.
The state was represented by Attorney General Mahbubey Alam while barrister Sara Hossain and barrister Jyotirmoy Barua moved for Alam.
Shahidul Alam was arrested in a case filed under Section 57 of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act on Aug 5 night, few hours after he had given an interview to Qatar-based television channel Al Jazeera on the student protests for road safety.
For the proper investigation of the case, inspector of DB, Arman Ali, requested a 10-day remand while barrister Sara Hossain and Jyotirmoy Barua appealed for the revocation of the remand and granting of bail. After hearing from both parties, the judge ordered a seven-day remand.
On Aug 28, lawyers on behalf of Alam appealed for bail.
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