Vandalism at Ctg court to be probed
Chief Justice SK Sinha yesterday formed a three-member committee led by Supreme Court Registrar General Syed Aminul Islam to probe the incident of vandalism at a Chittagong court on Wednesday.
The two other members are Sabbir Faiz, additional registrar of the SC's High Court Division, and Hussain Mohammad Reza, senior judicial magistrate of Chittagong, HC Registrar Abu Syed Diljar Hussain told The Daily Star.
He said the committee will enquire why the incident of vandalism took place, who are involved and submit the report to the chief justice. The committee was not given any specific limit for the report submission, he added.
On Wednesday, agitating lawyers reportedly vandalised a Chittagong court after it rejected a bail petition of their fellow lawyer and his wife in a human trafficking case.
The couple -- Jamal Hossain and his wife Yasmin Akhter -- were arrested at Shah Amanat International Airport on Tuesday in connection with helping two people, including a Rohingya woman, to go to Saudi Arabia with fake Umrah visas.
As the court rejected their bail prayer, the agitating lawyers vandalised the nameplate of the judge, windows of his chamber, ransacked the files at the courtroom and also scuffled with police.
Meanwhile yesterday, the SC asked the lower courts to immediately inform the SC registrar general about any unexpected incident taking place there.
The SC authorities issued a circular containing the directive saying that appropriate departmental action will be taken against those who will violate it.
The circular signed by Abu Syed Diljal Hussain said the authorities have noticed that some unexpected incidents have taken place at the lower courts recently.
The lower courts are supposed to inform the incidents immediately so that necessary steps can be taken, which they did not and therefore the SC authorities cannot take necessary steps, according to the circular.
Meanwhile, the chief justice yesterday criticised the incident of vandalism while addressing as the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of a newly built six-storied building of the Chief Judicial Magistrates' Court in Chittagong.
Terming the incident “disgraceful”, he urged the lawyers to maintain discipline in the court so that its decorum is maintained otherwise confidence towards the court, judicial system and rule of law would be lost.