The deportation of Kamrul Islam, the prime accused in the murder of thirteen-year-old Sheikh Samiul Alam Rajon, has been approved by Saudi Arabia’s royal court.
The extradition process is expected to take no more than two weeks.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam confirmed the desert kingdom’s decision to extradite the prime suspect in the brutal murder, in a post on his official Facebook page.
“Saudi Royal court approved deportation of Quamrul (sic). They have already issued letter to Interpol. Few other paper works (sic) should not take more than two weeks,” the post reads.
An official of the Bangladesh consulate in Jeddah, who asked not to be named, yesterday told the Dhaka Tribune: “The paperwork required to deport Kamrul is in the final stages.
“A final approval from the Saudi Arabian Home Ministry is all that is needed. We hope that very soon we can deport him to Bangladesh.”
On August 27, Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Golam Mosih told the Dhaka Tribune: “The Saudi authorities contacted me and said that Kamrul would be repatriated within the next three to four weeks.”
There is no extradition treaty between the two countries. “Despite that, in the absence of any political element, he will be repatriated very smoothly,” Mosih said.
Rajon, 13, was tied to a pole and clubbed to death by Kamrul and several others in Kumargaon on the outskirts of Sylhet city on July 8, after falsely being accused of theft.
Sixty-four injury marks were found on his body, according to the autopsy report.
His tormentors recorded the brutal beating on a mobile phone and circulated the video on the internet, setting off a massive uproar.
Sylhet Metropolitan Police pressed charges in court against 13 people, including Kamrul, on August 16.
Three of the accused, including Kamrul’s brother Muhith Alam, and eight others, have been arrested. Three of them confessed to the crime before a local court.
Kamrul was identified on July 13 by Bangladeshi expatriates living in Jeddah and handed over to the Bangladesh consulate. Saudi police later took him into custody.
Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Haque had told reporters at the time that, if necessary, assistance would be sought from Interpol to have Kamrul extradited.
Interpol issued a red notice against Kamrul in July.
Source: Dhaka Tribune
This idiot is a murderer who killed a young boy for nothing then bribed his way out of the country. He should have been deported right away. KSA deports hundreds of ‘illegals’ every month. Why not deport him as someone unwanted in the Kingdom – find a reason, terminate his Iqama on moral grounds. Is KSA helping this criminal?