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We all know how corrupt individuals beat the system with influence and of course, money. But the news of a convicted prisoner accused of a huge scam that deceived thousands of people, happily participating in Zoom meetings as part of his conducting his business, just takes the cake. A leaked video clip of an alleged recent meeting of Destiny Group Managing Director while imprisoned, in which he declares that it was the fifth meeting of the group, has gone viral on social media, especially since the meeting was conducted from a "prison cell" in Bangladesh Sheikh Mujib Medical University BSMMU!
According to news reports the MD has been "in jail" since , arrested in cases filed over embezzling and laundering Tk 4, crore. Even more shocking is that before this he had stayed in a cabin in BIRDEM General Hospital for around a year according to a DS correspondent who saw him moving around his cell area, eating home-made meals, meeting family members and business associates.
So how do certain prisoners get VIP treatment even after they have committed such serious crimes? Jail officials have said that prisoners are not supposed to have access to any mobile phone or other devices or Internet facilities. So how did this prisoner have access to such facilities despite having prison guards guarding his room in shifts round the clock?
Were they blindfolded when they checked on him, if they did at all? What about the hospital authorities? Is it logical or ethical to have a cabin occupied by a prisoner for a whole year or for a prisoner to be enjoying such privileges while thousands of people cannot even get a hospital bed, especially in this pandemic, due to the acute shortage?
The Inspector General of Prisons has said a three-member inquiry committee has been formed and they must report their findings within seven working days. But really, will they be able to explain how such blatant violation of rules governing prisoners and shameful abuse of precious hospital facilities are taking place? If it is diabetes and urology problems that have allowed the Destiny MD such indulgence of the state, will the same concessions be made to regular prisoners with medical conditions who are neither influential nor rich?
There is little doubt that individuals within the system have been paid off in exchange for such privileges.
We would like to see whether this probe committee would unravel the nexus that has allowed such violations of the law to occur and take action against those who are part of it. This incident should prompt the state to take serious steps to find out how many prisoners are abusing the system by staying at hospitals, not because they are really sick, but to avoid the hardships of prison that the rest of the prisoners are compelled to face as part of their punishment.
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