State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Thursday said that former Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Malaysia M Khairuzzaman, who was arrested by the Malaysian Police on Wednesday, will be brought back to the country.
Two ministries – the Ministry of Law and the Ministry of Home Affairs will scrutiny the process to resume the trial of the jail killing case when he will be deported, he added.
The Malaysian authorities on Thursday confirmed the arrest of former Bangladeshi high commissioner to Malaysia M Khairuzzaman.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin on Thursday said he was aware of the arrest of the former diplomat.
The arrest was made according to procedures," he said.
On the grounds of the arrest, the minister said it was due to "an offence committed and a request by his home country," he said.
It is learnt that Khairuzzaman's lawyer served a legal notice to the Malaysian authorities demanding his immediate release after the arrest.
The lawyer said Khairuzzaman was detained without any valid reason and if he was not released in 24 hours, the lawyer would file a habeas corpus in the court. Habeas corpus is used to bring a prisoner or detainee before the court to determine if the person's imprisonment or detention is lawful.
Khairuzzaman, a retired army major, was accused of participating in the 1975 Jail Killing case and was later acquitted before being appointed as Bangladesh's High Commissioner to Malaysia in 2007 during the caretaker government.
After Awami League came to power he was called back in 2008.
But defying the order, Khairuzzaman obtained the UN Refugee Card in Kuala Lumpur and continued to stay there.
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