His Arbitrary Detention Under Military Backed Caretaker Government
On 25 February, Engr. Mosharraf Hossain, was arrested by the Joint Forces under the Special Power Act of Emergency Rule of the Military backed Care Taker Government of Bangladesh (CTG) in front of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) in Dhaka. Engr. Mosharraf went to ACC to submit his wealth statement on that day to support the drive against corruption.
Minutes before his arrest by undercover Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members, he expressed to the print & TV reporters that he appreciated the drive against corruption and asked everyone not just the suspected “corrupt” politicians to submit their wealth statement. After two months of hearings, on 30 May 2007, the High Court gave an order to free Engr. Mosharraf Hossain declaring his detention illegal; however, the Attorney General immediately filed an appeal to Supreme Court and received a stay order on the ruling till 26 July 2007.
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