“The responsibility of judgement lies with the court,” Salahuddin Ahmed says

An exemplary trial will be completed in the shortest possible time over the rape and murder of eight-year-old Ramisa, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said today.He gave the assurance while responding to questions from reporters at the Secretariat this afternoon.Responding to journalists with a counter-question, the minister said, “Since we took charge, can anyone cite a single heinous crime in which police did not make every effort or failed to arrest the perpetrators within a short time? There is not one such case. I have the full list. If there has been any lapse, you may raise questions.”He said, “In Ramisa’s case as well, the accused was arrested within 24 hours. The main accused’s name is probably Sohel… he has been arrested along with his wife. They have given statements under Section 164 (of the Penal Code). We can assure you this much that from our end, a proper investigation will be conducted and the chargesheet will be submitted in a short time. The responsibility of judgement lies with the court.”The issue of culture of impunity that everyone always talks about is not correct in all cases. In some cases, justice is delayed, which makes people think they might not get justice. But regarding these types of crimes — I have seen during the tenure of the interim government as well, and I want to give them credit, when several such incidents occurred during that period, they took legal action within a short time,” the home minister said.In this case, I can guarantee this much that an exemplary trial will be completed in the shortest possible time. However, I cannot talk about the punishment,” he added.