Bangladeshi politician’s wife wants husband in Singapore for treatment
SHILLONG: Hasina Ahmed, wife of Bangladeshi politician Salahuddin Ahmed, currently under police custody in the city, met senior advocate of the High Court of Meghalaya, S.P. Mahanta, on Tuesday night to explore ways and means to take her ailing husband to Singapore for treatment.
Earlier during the day, Hasina met her husband at the Shillong Civil Hospital and later informed the media that he had been taking medical treatment from Singapore for the last 20 years and it was necessary for him to continue his treatment in that country.
Following his meeting with Ahmed’s wife, Mahanta informed reporters that he had conveyed to her the fact that the process to provide relief to Salahuddin can begin only after he is produced in the court.
Mahanta also informed that he had made a suggestion to her that better treatment for her husband could be arranged in India itself and added that Salahuddin’s wife had informed him that a decision to appoint him as their lawyer would be taken only after proper consultations with her husband.
The Bangladesh political leader is yet to be produced before the court pending the final opinion of doctors who are treating him.
Dr. D.J. Goswami, who is treating Salahuddin at the Civil Hospital here, said CT scan had revealed that he was suffering from complications in the kidney.
“The concerned doctors have to sit together on Wednesday to take a final decision on whether Salahuddin is fit or whether he required further treatment,” Dr. Goswami added.
Meanwhile, some Government lawyers have informed that Salahuddin’s extradition to Bangladesh would be a time consuming affair since the matter will have to go through various levels.
Some lawyers on the request of anonymity said that Salahuddin or his family will have to file a petition in the court.
Secondly, the family will have to approach the State government for his extradition after which the government would take up the matter with the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The Ministry of Home Affairs will then discuss the matter with the Ministry of External Affairs and a final decision would be taken on his extradition.
Reacting to a query, a lawyer said that any person who is arrested under the Foreigners Act can be detained for a period of maximum five years, but the punishment varies from one country to another as India has different treaties with different countries.