Gayeshwar: SK Sinha’s conviction sets bad precedent
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Publish : 09 Nov 2021, 10:53 PMUpdate : 09 Nov 2021, 10:54 PM
BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Tuesday described the conviction of former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha by a special court in a money-laundering case sets a bad precedent.
"There’s nothing to condemn or accept [about the verdict against Sinha]. My personal opinion is that SK Sinha was good as long as he could appease the government’s desires as the chief justice. The chief justice has been sentenced to 11 years; an example has been set,” he said.
Speaking at a discussion, the BNP leader also said the verdict has sent the message that there is no guarantee that those who are now in the court will never face the same fate.
“If the job is to protect by satisfying the (current) government, then you may have to go to jail to satisfy the next one. Such an example can never be good for any nation, but the current Prime Minister can’t understand it,” he observed.
Gayeshwar, also a BNP standing committee member, said the day Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina realizes the consequences of bad practices, she will have nothing to do.
Jatiyatabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha, the cultural wing of BNP, arranged the program at Dhaka Reporters’ Unity (DRU) to mark what it calls the “civil-military uprising” on November 7 in 1975.
Earlier in the day, a special court in Dhaka sentenced former chief justice Surendra Kumar (SK) Sinha to 11 years’ imprisonment in a case filed over laundering Tk 4 crore.
The court also fined the ex-chief justice Tk 45 lakh, in default of which he would have to suffer a further six months of rigorous imprisonment.
Gayeshwar said politicians should not be greedy for power if they practice politics for the welfare of people. “If power is meant only for looting and making fortune, then Sheikh Hasina is a perfect example in Bangladesh, and she is successful in that case.”
He also claimed Sheikh Hasina has been governing the country against the hopes and aspirations of people.
Gayeshwar: SK Sinha’s conviction sets bad precedent
BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Tuesday described the conviction of former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha by a special court in a money-laundering case sets a bad precedent.
"There’s nothing to condemn or accept [about the verdict against Sinha]. My personal opinion is that SK Sinha was good as long as he could appease the government’s desires as the chief justice. The chief justice has been sentenced to 11 years; an example has been set,” he said.
Speaking at a discussion, the BNP leader also said the verdict has sent the message that there is no guarantee that those who are now in the court will never face the same fate.
“If the job is to protect by satisfying the (current) government, then you may have to go to jail to satisfy the next one. Such an example can never be good for any nation, but the current Prime Minister can’t understand it,” he observed.
Gayeshwar, also a BNP standing committee member, said the day Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina realizes the consequences of bad practices, she will have nothing to do.
Jatiyatabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha, the cultural wing of BNP, arranged the program at Dhaka Reporters’ Unity (DRU) to mark what it calls the “civil-military uprising” on November 7 in 1975.
Earlier in the day, a special court in Dhaka sentenced former chief justice Surendra Kumar (SK) Sinha to 11 years’ imprisonment in a case filed over laundering Tk 4 crore.
The court also fined the ex-chief justice Tk 45 lakh, in default of which he would have to suffer a further six months of rigorous imprisonment.
Gayeshwar said politicians should not be greedy for power if they practice politics for the welfare of people. “If power is meant only for looting and making fortune, then Sheikh Hasina is a perfect example in Bangladesh, and she is successful in that case.”
He also claimed Sheikh Hasina has been governing the country against the hopes and aspirations of people.