‘Derogatory FB Posts: SC suspends enrolment of Eunus Ali Akond for 2 weeks

The Supreme Court yesterday suspended the enrolment of Advocate Md Eunus Ali Akond as a lawyer for next two weeks for posting derogatory comments about the judiciary on his Facebook account recently.

The apex court directed Akond not to practice law before the Appellate and High Court Divisions of the SC for two weeks.

A four-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain also summoned him to appear before it on October 11 to explain his conduct. The apex court came up with the order on a voluntary move after Additional Attorney General Murad Reza placed Akond's Facebook posts before the court.

The SC also ordered BTRC to immediately remove the derogatory posts given by Akond and to block him from Facebook, said Murad Reza, acting attorney general.

On August 12, the SC issued a contempt of court rule against lawyer Syed Mamun Mahbub for posting a derogatory status about the chief justice and the judiciary on Facebook. It, however, exempted him on August 23 as he apologised unconditionally.