Time News Desk: The anarchic situation created by the pro-Awami lawyers in the Bangladesh Supreme Court bar (SCBA) elections on March 15 and 16, and by polluting the election system and declaring their own party candidates as winners, has tarnished the country's highest court. For establishing the country's history-tradition, democracy, rule of law, justice and human rights, a fresh election schedule have to declare immediately by forming an election sub-committee as per the constitution of the SCBA, a statement of Bangladesh Lawyers Council sent on March 19 said.
The statement said that a meeting of the Central Secretariat of Bangladesh Lawyers Council was held under the chairmanship of Acting President Advocate Jasim Uddin Sarkar. In the meeting, the existing situation of the Supreme Court was discussed in details. The meeting strongly condemned and protested the incident of tarnishing the Supreme Court Bar Association elections and the incident of police baton charge and filing of cases against journalists and lawyers.
Expressing concern in the meeting, the entire nation is shocked by the role played by their own party interests by dimming the long tradition and dignity of the Supreme Court. There is no precedent in the history of the Supreme Court for police entry at any time in the past, even during the dictatorship. The present government has started a scandalous chapter by using the law and order forces for partisan purposes in the holy precincts of the Supreme Court and thrashing lawyers and journalists. Bangladesh Lawyers Council strongly condemns, protests and condemns this incident.
Bangladesh Lawyers Council believes that no election can be free, fair, impartial and acceptable under this government. who did not allow an election of lawyers to be conducted normally; National elections cannot be free, fair, impartial and acceptable by them.
Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association is a traditional institution for establishing the country's history-tradition, democracy, rule of law, justice and human rights. Any type of anarchy cannot be accepted in this institution. Lawyers across the country must stand together against this conspiracy and anarchy. The Bangladesh Lawyers Council is calling upon the relevant authorities to take legal action by identifying those responsible for the annulment of the tainted election on March 15 and 16 and the anarchic situation created around the election.
Bangladesh Lawyers Council is calling all the bars of the country to make a nationwide successful protest program on March 21.
