Staff Reporter:
The High Court yesterday suspended a directive for three months, issued by the Dhaka Metropolitan Po-lice (DMP) that required higher authorities approval before arresting any accused named in the FIRs related to the July-August mass uprising.
A High Court bench of Justice Fatema Najib and Justice Sikder Mahmudur Razi passed the order after a hearing on a writ petition challenging the DMP directive.
The court also issued a rule asking the concerned authorities, including home secretary and DMP com-missioner, to explain why the office order should not be declared illegal.
Earlier, on April 20, Supreme Court lawyer Md Jasim Uddin filed the writ, with senior jurist Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal participating in the hearing pro bono.
