After recording his statement, the magistrate sent him to Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj.
In his statement, Amir Hamza said he delivered provocative speeches in the name of waz which are available on YouTube and Facebook.
Md Al Sakib, an operative of banned militant group Ansar-al-Islam, was inspired by Hamza s provocative speeches on social media platforms, and planned an attack on Jatiya Sangsad on the night of May 5 as per direction of his spiritual leader Ali Hasan Osama. But I did not directly order to attack Jatiya Sangsad, Amir Hamza said in his statement, according to court sources.
Two more accused have already given confessional statements before magistrates and said they had planned an attack on Jatiya Sangsad being inspired by his (Amir Hamza) provocative speeches.
Controversial Islamic speaker Mufti Amir Hamza yesterday confessed to a magistrate that he used to misinterpret religion and spread extremism in his sermons. He made the confessional statement on completion of his five-day remand. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Morshed Al Mamun Bhuiyan recorded the statement at his office after the accused was taken there by Inspector Kazi
Two more accused confessed to a magistrate today that they were directly involved with the murder of trader Shahinuddin in the capital's Pallabi area on May 16. The accused are Mohammad Sharif and Iqbal Noor. In their statements, Sharif and Noor told the magistrate that they took part in the murder under the leadership of Sumon Bepari as per the direction of former lawmaker
Trader murdered in Pallabi: Ex-MP Awal, hired goon Zahirul sent to jail
Another accused confesses to his involvement in killing
MA Awal. Photo: Collected Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
Former lawmaker from Lakshmipur MA Awal and one of his hired goons Zahirul Islam Babu were sent to jail today after their bails in trader Shahinuddin murder case were rejected.
Metropolitan Magistrate Mahmuda Akhter passed the order after investigator, Inspector Syed Iftekhar Hossain of Detective Branch of Police, produced Awal and Babu before the court on completion of their four-day remand in the case.
In the forwarding report, the IO said Awal and Babu gave important information about the murder which was being verified.
After recording his statement, the magistrate sent him to Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj.
Sumon in his statement told the magistrate that since 2004 Awal had a dispute over land with the victim. As the former lawmaker failed to grab the victim s land, he planned to kill him, he said.
Awal made the blueprint to kill Shahinuddin, a businessman in the capital, at his Kalabagan office where accused Sumon and another person were present, an official of the court confirmed it.
In line with the plan, the former lawmaker asked Sumon to hire 10-12 goons to execute his plan and Sumon hired the criminals accordingly. He had a meeting with them at Mirpur-12 on May 15.