On 2 April 2013, three prominent bloggers: Subrata Adhikary Shuvo, Rusell/Russel Parvez and Mashiur Rahman Biplob were arrested for defaming Islam and the prophet Mohammad. The arrests of the three, who were paraded in handcuffs at a press conference Tuesday, came after pressure from Islamists who have organized a march to the capital to demand the death penalty for atheist bloggers. "They have hurt religious feelings of the people by writing against different religions and their prophets and founders including the Prophet Mohammad," deputy commissioner of Dhaka police Molla Nazrul Islam said. The three could face 10 years in jail if convicted under the country's cyber laws, which outlaw "defaming" a religion, Islam said. He denied the arrests were linked to the threats from Islamists whose march to the capital took place on 5 April.