Khaleda will not bow down to govt: Moudud
BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed yesterday said their party Chairperson Khaleda Zia will not compromise with the government over her release from jail.
“Khaleda Zia will not bow down to anyone, as she is the leader of the country’s 16-17 crore people. She will either be released through legal process or street movement… no other way,” he said.
The former law minister said this while addressing a discussion at Jatiya Press Club, demanding Khaleda’s release.
“In fact, it is not possible to free her without a spontaneous mass upsurge of people as she will not reach any understanding with anybody. If needed, she will endure more sufferings in jail, but she will not make any compromise with the current government,” he said.
Moudud claimed that Khaleda was convicted in cases that were not filed lawfully. “The cases were filed as per the will of the government, out of political vengeance.”
As per the Code of Criminal Procedure, the BNP leader said, the High Court can grant bail to a sick, female or elderly convicted person under any stage of the case proceedings, but a 74-year-old sick Khaleda is not getting bail.
“Even condemned convicts and those who got life-term imprisonment are granted bail. But, not Khaleda Zia,” he said.
The BNP senior leader alleged that their chairperson is not getting bail as the government does not want it. “Courts are now regulated with political influence. Judges cannot work freely; an appalling situation is prevailing,” he claimed.
The issue of her release came into discussion when BNP lawmakers met her in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Medical University recently. After the meeting, they urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to take initiative to release Khaleda.
At yesterday’s event, Moudud said the ongoing drives against casinos are a mere “eyewash”.
Alleging that ruling party men were indulged in huge corruption, he demanded that all former and incumbent ministers and lawmakers should publish their wealth statements before public.
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