In his latest post on Facebook, Sajeeb Wazed Joy advocated for the Judges’ Impeachment Bill citing the reference of the Unites States.
“The United States Constitution gives Congress the power to impeach Supreme Court Justices and even the President,” he wrote.
“Some people have been trying to raise controversy over the 16th Amendment Bill to the Constitution. I would like to point out that as far as I know, most democracies grant their Parliament the power to impeach their Supreme Court Justices,” the post read.
“Of course, this requires a two thirds majority vote in Parliament, the same super majority as required to change the Constitution. If a two thirds majority of Parliament can change the Constitution, then why cannot they remove Justices?” asked Joy.
“Our Parliament should have the same powers and rights as most democracies around the world.”
He wondered in his post why “some people opposed to this [the amendment]. Perhaps they have their own vested interests.”
“The 16th Amendment Bill would restore our original Constitution of 1972 almost completely. It would undo all the illegal and unconstitutional manipulations of the military dictators from 1975, primarily by General Ziaur Rahman. Our Supreme Court itself has ruled that all of these changes were unconstitutional and made illegally.
“I find it very amusing that some of the more prominent people who have opposed this Bill are the very ones who helped draft our original Constitution of 1972. I for one want to return to our original Constitution. We must undo all the damage done to our Nation by dictators and usurpers,” said the son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.