Khairuzzaman's wife begins case with HC Malaysia to stop deportation

Former high commissioner M Khairuzzaman's wife Rieta Rahman has started a case to stop him from getting deported from Malaysia to Bangladesh.

Khairuzzaman is accused in a case over the assassination of the four national leaders of Bangladesh. 

His wife Rieta Rahman has appointed a Malaysian lawyer who will file an application for habeas corpus to the High Court of Kuala Lumpur.

Habeas corpus is a law that states that a person cannot be kept in prison unless they have first been brought before a court of law, which decides whether it is legal for them to be kept in prison.

According to a report publsihed in BDNEWS24, the lawyer said the application seeks declaratory relief, which refers to a court's judgment stating the rights of parties without ordering any specific action or listing awards for damage.

Among other things, the application seeks an interim stay of a deportation order by the Immigration Department and immediate release of Khairuzzaman, added the report.