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Magistrates yet to work with independence

Says SC Bar

Staff Correspondent
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) yesterday urged the chief justice to take action against the judicial magistrates who are allegedly acting on '■diktat" from the executive.
Barrister Shafique Ahmed, president of the SCBA, said following the separation of the judiciary from the executive, the judicial
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magistrates are supposed to work under the Supreme Court. However, they are yet to act independently, he added.
The judicial magistrates are still acting on orders from the executive branch of the state, he alleged while speaking at a press conference at South Hall of SCBA Bhaban yesterday afternoon.
SCBA secretary advocate Nurul Islam Sujan, its former secretaries -advocate Zainul Abedin, advocate M Enayetur Rahim and advocate AM Amin Uddin, barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia, advocate Yusuf Hossain Humayun, advocate Nahid Sultana Juthi. advocate Fahima Nasreen Munni, advocate SM Rezaul Karim and advocate Azherullah Bhuiyan were also present at the press conference.
The SCBA president cited some incidents when a few politicians securing bail from the High Court were arrested soon after their release from various jails.
Barrister Shafique said Awami League (AL) presidium member Kazi Zafarullah, AL leader Engineer Mosharraf Hossain, former BNP whip Ashraf Hossain, former power and energy secretary Dr Toufiq-e-F.lahi Chowdhury, RAM Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury and former
Chhatra League general secretary Mahfuzul Haider Chowdhury Roton were arrested near jail gates immediately after they were released on charges of violating the emergency power rules (EPR).
The politicians were then taken to undisclosed locations and later shown arrested under section 16(2) of the EPR. he said adding, "The police in general diaries (GD) are falsely accusing the persons of delivering provocative speeches against the government at false places in the city."
The SCBA president asked the authorities to immediately stop such harassment and "illegal activities" as such activities violate orders of the highest court and the fundamental rights of citizens of the country.
He also protested the surveillance of plainclothes intelligence agents inside courtrooms during case proceedings, saying this son of activity is a "naked interference in the independent functioning of the judiciary".