Staff Reporter :
The Supreme Court has again rejected explanation of BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir about his comment on the judiciary. The court has asked the BNP leader to submit a fresh one along with newspaper cutting by Monday.
A five-member bench of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha passed the order on Wednesday while dealing with three bail petitions filed by Mirza Fakhrul in three violence cases. Mirza Fakhrul’s lawyer Sagir Hossain Leon said that the court was not satisfied with the affidavit explanation of his client and asked for a fresh one accompanied by newspaper reports by Monday.
Mirza Fakhrul submitted the affidavit explanation to the Appellate Division on Tuesday in response to the SC order that had asked him to submit the explanation of his comment as an affidavit.
Earlier on February 22, the BNP leader submitted an explanation through his lawyer. But the court rejected the explanation without affidavit.
Sagir Hossain Leon said that Mirza Fakhrul in his affidavit did not mention the reason for making such comment. The court wants a fresh explanation specifying the reasons for making his reported comments about the judiciary. Mirza Fakhrul at a party meeting in Sylhet on February 7 accused the government of controlling the judiciary. He said, “All the democratic institutions have been destroyed in a planned way. There is no democracy in the country and the judiciary is not independent.”
On February 18, the SC asked the BNP leader to submit an explanation about his comments to this court by February 22.
During hearing on the issue, the Chief Justice said, they become disheartened when the leaders speak about the judiciary. “Please, don’t attach the judges with the politics. If you think that you can overcome after commenting about the judiciary, it will be a mistake. You (Mirza Fakhrul) could speak in Sylhet meeting due to granting of bail by the judiciary.”
