The opposition political leaders and activists are not getting justice due to the politicization of the judiciary, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir claimed on Friday.
“Judiciary is the place of people’s hopes and aspirations to get relief from oppression by the state,” he said at an Iftar party in Dhaka.
“Unfortunately, they (government) have created such a situation by politicising and controlling the judiciary that the judgements, especially in the cases of political leaders and activists, are being delivered against people and democracy,” he added.
The event was arranged by Dhaka south unit BNP at Mahanagar Natya Mancha in the capital.
Referring to a recent order of the Supreme Court, he said, though Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP's acting chairman Tarique Rahman, has never been involved in politics, the apex court cleared the way for the trial court to resume proceedings of a “false” corruption case against her.
"We think it's not legal. We also think the judiciary is being controlled…then opposition leader and activists are now not getting justice,” said the former state minister.
On Wednesday last, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court upheld a High Court verdict that cleared the way for the continuation of the trial proceedings of a corruption case filed against Dr Zubaida.
Fakhrul alleged that the Awami League government wants to establish a one-party system of governance in the country under cover of democracy in a planned way.
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"That is why they have destroyed all the independent institutions one by one. The judiciary is the place where they put their hands first,” he said.
The BNP leader said an undemocratic situation has been prevailing all over the county as an ‘illegitimate’ and ‘usurper’ government has been using the state machinery to destroy democracy and all the institutions.
He claimed that party chief Khaleda Zia was jailed three years back in completely false cases only because of the government’s political vengeance.
“Our 35 lakh leaders and activists have been facing false cases while over 600 others have been made disappeared and over a thousand others have been killed.”
Fakhrul said there is no alternative to waging a united movement against the current 'fascist' regime to get rid of the current situation of the country.
Some family members of BNP leaders who have been subjected to enforced disappearance also spoke at the programme.
