723 soldiers of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) to various strict time prison sentences condemn, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday closed trials in all 57 cases about the mutiny of 2009 in the force.
The conditions of the prison of convicted ranged from four months to seven years each. The jawans were also fined 100 taka (US $ 1) each.
Special Court acquitted 12 soldiers of the paramilitary force 9 of the mutiny charges if the allegations were not proven against 10 and two others had died.
The Court announced the verdict in the case against the soldiers of Sadar Rifles Battalion.
Although the process in the mutiny cases ended yesterday, trial of the BDR members accused of murder, arson and looting underway in a special court. They are being tried under civil law if the previous BDR law had no provisions of trials for murder.
Seventy-four people, including 57 army officers were killed during the gruesome mutiny on 25-26 February 2009 at the headquarters of the Pilkhana and other battalions of border guards across the country.
With the ruling of yesterday, a total of 5,926 jawans have gotten different jail sentences, 115 acquitted and five dropped from the mutiny charges.
Briefing the press, Prosecutor Lt Col Md Obaidul Haque said that the soldiers were jailed for torturing officers, assist in burying the bodies of the slain officers and provocative speeches, among other crimes.
The BGB was eleven, including six special courts in Dhaka as Bangladesh Rifles order 1972 to deal with the charge of mutiny.
Some human rights organisations have objected to the trial process.
Adilur Rahman Khan, Secretary of the Odhikar, claimed that the accused were not provided with enough facilities during the cross-examination of prosecution witnesses, while their confessional statements were obtained by torture, reports BBC Bangla Service.
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