Bangladesh’s military backed interim government has suddenly withdrawn police protection from the residence of Weekly Blitz editor Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury
Bangladesh, People's Republic of (Press Release) May 6, 2008 --
Right after spreading of anti-Semitic, anti-US and pro-Islamist campaign by a reporter with Associated Press in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s military backed interim government has suddenly withdrawn police protection from the residence of Weekly Blitz editor Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury from Monday evening. When contacted, duty officer at Uttara Police station told Blitz that the “protection was withdrawn due to shortage of forces”, while another source on condition of anonymity disclosed that the police protection was withdrawn due to specific briefs from the high-ups.
Internationally known award winning anti jihadist journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury faces sediton, treson and blasphemy charges in Bangladesh for confronting radical Islam, for advocating interfaith understanding and for demanding relations between Bangladesh and Israel.
It may be mentioned here that, police protection was given at the residence and office of the Weekly Blitz editor when the office of the newspaper was bombed in July 2006 by Islamist militant group named Khatmey Nabuat Movement [KNM]. During end of September 2006, police protection was withdrawn from the office of Weekly Blitz, while the office of the newspaper was attacked by armed cadres belonging to BNP’s cultural front Jatiyatabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha [JASAS] on 5th October 2006. Since that attack, government never accorded protection to the office of the Bangladeshi journalist.
This time again, police protection was withdrawn from the residence of the Weekly Blitz editor.
US Congress through resolution 64, asked Bangladesh government to drop the false sedition, treason and blasphemy charges, which was brought in 2004 by the Islamist Coalition government. The Congress also demanded protection of the Weekly Blitz editor.
It is feared that, some vested quarters might be conspiring another attack at the residence of the Weekly Blitz editor as the police protection is withdrawn from his residence similarly as it was withdrawn from his office in 2006.
Internationally known award winning anti jihadist journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury faces sediton, treson and blasphemy charges in Bangladesh for confronting radical Islam, for advocating interfaith understanding and for demanding relations between Bangladesh and Israel.
It may be mentioned here that, police protection was given at the residence and office of the Weekly Blitz editor when the office of the newspaper was bombed in July 2006 by Islamist militant group named Khatmey Nabuat Movement [KNM]. During end of September 2006, police protection was withdrawn from the office of Weekly Blitz, while the office of the newspaper was attacked by armed cadres belonging to BNP’s cultural front Jatiyatabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha [JASAS] on 5th October 2006. Since that attack, government never accorded protection to the office of the Bangladeshi journalist.
This time again, police protection was withdrawn from the residence of the Weekly Blitz editor.
US Congress through resolution 64, asked Bangladesh government to drop the false sedition, treason and blasphemy charges, which was brought in 2004 by the Islamist Coalition government. The Congress also demanded protection of the Weekly Blitz editor.
It is feared that, some vested quarters might be conspiring another attack at the residence of the Weekly Blitz editor as the police protection is withdrawn from his residence similarly as it was withdrawn from his office in 2006.
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