Govt asked to explain failure to stop fatwa

[righteousmomma]

The Daily Star:

The High Court yesterday ordered district officials in Shariatpur to explain why they failed to protect 14-year-old rape victim Hena from being whipped to death as per a fatwa on Monday.

The deputy commissioner, the superintendent of police of Shariatpur and the thana nirbahi officer of Naria upazila -- where the incident took place--will have to report to the HC in 15 days how it happened although the court (HC) had eight months ago declared fatwa illegal and a punishable offence.

In a suo moto rule, the HC directed them also to report what steps they have taken in this regard.

An HC bench comprised of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain issued the rule following press reports on the killing of Hena.

The reports said Hena was raped by her 40-year-old relative Mahbub on Sunday. Next day, a fatwa was announced at a village arbitration that she must be given 100 lashes. She fell unconscious after nearly 80 lashes.

Fatally injured Hena was rushed to Naria health complex where she succumbed to her injuries.

So here we are in the 21st Post Christian, Post Modern secular world and coming our way --Sharia Law etc etc etc

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* Kazi Firoz
Thursday, February 3, 2011 09:34 AM GMT+06:00 (2 days ago)

This news came out in BBC world wide as broad Asian News. This news makes Bangladeshi people ashamed to the other nations. People of other nations respect Bangladesh as a moderate Muslim country but this sort of News is giving them chances to misunderstand that Bangladesh is also like Pakistan where ancient Arabic and African Beduwin uncivilized ideologies are practised. There should not be any imam in any sort of Mosque in village or city without government proposed training certificate. The imam who did this crime did from the sense of Shariah law but the imam is not aware that there are many Shariah law came from the uncivilized Beduwin societies. This is why, there should be government led-training institutes to train the imams as to make them aware of the darkness parts of ancient uncivilized Beduwin and Wahabi of Arab and Africa.

Almighty One True Creator God in Christ Jesus who so loved the world have mercy on us all.

[SrWoodchuck]

Righteousmomma! Amen!

[Valin]

Righteousmomma! Amen!

 

 

The deputy commissioner, the superintendent of police of Shariatpur and the thana nirbahi officer of Naria upazila -- where the incident took place--will have to report to the HC in 15 days how it happened although the court (HC) had eight months ago declared fatwa illegal and a punishable offence.

 

Another question needs to be asked, will those involved, in particular the Mullah who issued the fatwa be arrested tried and (if found guilty) be punished?