Govt interfering in judiciary
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Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Zainul Abedin yesterday said the country's judiciary cannot function properly and independently due to interference of the government.
The interference has created a bad notion in the mind of the people about the judiciary, Zainul, also a pro-BNP lawyer, told a press conference at the South Hall of the bar association.
“A judge has sent 33 top leaders to jail and left the courtroom in a hurry after passing a two-line order on Wednesday, although the state counsel agreed with many points placed by their lawyer Moudud Ahmed. It seems that the court cannot function independently due to the government interference, which is regrettable for the litigants,” he said.
The SCBA president urged the chief justice to take steps so that the judiciary can work independently.
He hoped that the chief justice would play a special role through his activities to protect image of the judiciary.
The SCBA president also demanded release of the detained opposition leaders, including BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, and withdrawal of the cases filed against them.
Pro-BNP lawyers--Nitai Roy Chowdhury, Shahjahan Omar, Helal Uddin Mollah, Ruhul Quddus Kazal and Kaiser Kamal--also were present at the press conference.
After the press conference, a group of pro-BNP lawyers brought out a procession at the SCBA premises in support of the yesterday's hartal.
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