Jamaat Amir helped son's militant activities: CTTC

According to the police, Shafiqur Rahman knew about his son's involvement with the new militant organization 'Jamayatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya'. He helped the migration of various militants including his son.

Shrestha Asaduzzaman of the Police's Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit told reporters at a news conference organized at the DMP media center in the capital on Tuesday (December 13).

He said that Jamaat Amir supported Jamaat Amir despite knowing that his son was involved in a new militant organization. At one point, his son became the greatest coordinator of the militant organization in Sylhet region. Many people involved in that organization were comrades and collaborators of Shibir earlier. Jamaat Ameer also paid their migration expenses. In view of these allegations, Dr. Bashundhara from the capital's residential area early this morning. A CTTC team arrested Shafiqur Rahman.

He said that on November 9, Jamaat Amir's Pola Dr. Rafat Sadiq Saifullah was arrested. Before that, three militant members who migrated from Sylhet were arrested from Jatrabari. They were all camp mates. Associate Arif was also a camp mate.

CTTC Shrestha said, earlier, Jamaat Amir's son Dr. played the role of chief coordinator of Sylhet region of banned militant organization Ansar al-Islam. Rafat. Later he got invited by 'Jamatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya' and joined it with his team.

Asaduzzaman claimed, Dr. Rafat told the police interrogation that he returned from Bandarban in June 2021 with the consent of his father. Jamaat Amir knew everything that Rafat had migrated with his 11 sons. He also cooperated in the field. He also bore all the expenses of the migration.

The head of CTTC said, we arrested another person named Dr. Shaker a few days ago. He was the best of Dawati wing of the new militant organization 'Jamatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya'. They used to get a lot of formal and informal support from this organization. Dr. who They migrated with Rafat and were also associated with Shibir, the apprentice organization of Jamaat. He was arrested because of direct involvement of Jamaat Ameer in this case and to know whether Jamaat had direct association and support with the new militant organization.

In response to a question from journalists, CTTC Sarbashresh said that Jamaat Amir helped the son in special arrangements to avoid arrest. He helped some others. We will be contacting him for details on these matters.

Asaduzzaman claimed that most of those who migrated from Sylhet area were previously associated with Shibir and said that the new militant organization may have an understanding with Jamaat and Shibir. We have received information that those who have been arrested are getting support from Jamaat-e-Islami.

In response to the question whether he found any other leader of Jamaat to be associated with the new militant organization apart from Jamaat Amir, he said that Jamaat Amir's son was the first to migrate. It was under his leadership that a large part migrated. It is said that some regional level leaders of Jamaat had support and cooperation, I have received some information. The police will try to find out more about this.