Mushtaq Ahmed and the release on bail of cartoonist Mr.
Ahmed Kabir Kishore. The two had been held in pre-trial detention for ten months for their criticism of the authorities’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On February 25, 2021, Mushtaq Ahmed was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital, where he had been transferred from the Kashimpur Jail. At the time of publication of this urgent appeal, the circumstances surrounding his death remain unknown.
On March 3, 2021, the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh granted bail for six months to Ahmed Kabir Kishore, pending further investigation. At the time of publication of this urgent appeal, Ahmed Kabir Kishore has not yet been released.
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The court did not say anything about Mushtaq, who died in custody on Thursday.
Kishore s lawyer told the court that his client sustained injuries to his ears, left leg and he cannot walk properly due to the torture, which is a criminal offence. The Rab members responsible for torturing Kishore inhumanely in custody should be brought to trial and punished, Jyotirmoy told the court.
When the court asked the lawyer why they are filing the appeal after so long, Jyotirmoy said they did not know about the torture as they could not meet his client in person due to the pandemic-induced lockdown.
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The committee has been asked to submit the investigation report within two working days, DC Tarikul said.
On May 8 last year, Mushtaq was made accused in a case filed under the Digital Security Act with Ramna Police Station in Dhaka and since then he had been in jail.
Denied bail six times, Mushtaq passed away on Thursday first person to die in custody after being arrested under DSA, triggering widespread protests and condemnations.
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