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The BNP said justice not only ensures punishment for past incidents but also provides assurance that such injustices are not repeated. Full respect for law and human rights can form the foundation of a peaceful and accountable state, it said.

A country should operate according to the law of the land, it said.

“Just as the actions of certain individuals should not be attributed to an institution, it is equally improper to question the integrity of that institution based on their misconduct,” read the statement.

Throughout the entire period of fascism, the BNP, as the party that suffered the most from enforced disappearances, killings, and oppression, fully supports justice for all human rights violations.

People’s emotions, trust, and respect for a patriotic force should have no connection with the isolated crimes of any individual, nor should it, the party said.

Every member of the armed forces is a proud child of this country and this land.

“Therefore, the vast majority of military personnel surely wish, from their hearts, that those who violate boundaries face justice, so that no government can ever again give the armed forces orders to commit injustices such as enforced disappearances or killings. BNP fully agrees with this universal aspiration,” read the statement.