Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, chief counsel of death-row convict and Jamaat leader Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mujahid, yesterday blamed law enforcers for harassing defence lawyers of war crimes cases.
Mahbub, also president of Supreme Court Bar Association and an adviser to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, at a press conference in the Supreme Court auditorium claimed that law enforcers on October 22 went to the residence of Mujahid’s lawyer Shishir Manir and ransacked his house. The law enforcers also picked up Manir’s car driver, he said.
Besides, members of Detective Branch of police picked up Asad Uddin, another junior lawyer of Mujahid from a bus as he was on way to his village home in Sirajganj near Bangabandhu Bridge the same day.
Mahbub said the lawyers were harassed as they stood for accused of war offences. Lawyers always work to help in getting justice but they have been harassed personally.
“Don’t be extra enthusiastic while taking steps against any lawyer. The government will be changed. If you want to do anything to achieve your political goal, do that at your own risk,” he warned.
He urged the government to release his junior lawyer to move the case and also urged not to harass any of the lawyers involved in the defence team of the convicted war criminals.
