Sun News Desk : BNP Publicity Secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie was not tortured but he lied in court, ‍said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.

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The minister made the remarks in response to a question from journalists after the autumn festival organized by Satyen Sen artists' group at Bakultala of Fine Arts Faculty of Dhaka University on Friday.

Home Minister said "Annie did not take bail. So, he was arrested by the law enforcers. He was not tortured. But he made false allegations in court. No door of his house was broken (during arrest). He lied to draw the attention of the court."

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He said that warranted accused have to go to the court for taking bail, adding, "But Mr Annie did not take bail. What he said in the court is false. Because he could not show any evidence of torture. Police did not torture him. There are CCTV cameras. We did not find the evidence. Annie is still in the white dress, which he wore."

Home minister said that security forces always work to maintain law and order in the country. "We always say -those who are accused in a case go to the court and take bail. But police went to arrest Mr Annie as he did not take bail. It is the duty of police.

Kamal also said that police also requested Annie's relatives to open the door, but they did not respond to police and later police knocked on the door,

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