The authenticity of a viral audio clip involving former Cantonment Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Rakibul Hasan, who was arrested in a sedition case, has been verified.
An investigation is underway to determine whether he leaked any information, said Additional Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam, chief of Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
He said, “The audio recording attributed to the Cantonment Police Station OC has been verified. It was his voice.”
The DB chief disclosed the information during a briefing at the DMP Media Centre on Wednesday afternoon.
On the night of 16 September, an audio recording of a conversation involving Rakibul spread on social media. On 17 September, Rakibul was withdrawn and attached to DMP headquarters. The audio clip, which allegedly contains his controversial remarks about the government, administration and police, went viral.
Police filed the case against Rakibul and four to five unnamed persons under different sections of the Penal Code on 24 September.
According to the case documents, the statements made by the accused in a hateful or reckless manner had the potential to trigger riots in the country. His remarks concerning the organisation (Awami League), whose activities are currently banned, contained sufficient elements of provocation and incitement to create tension and potentially lead to violent disorder.
