'Govt makes exit route by releasing corrupt suspects'
Revolutionary Workers Party of Bangladesh yesterday said the caretaker government is making an exit route by releasing detained corrupt suspects, criminals and black money holders.
“The government steps to release the detained suspected corrupts, black money holders, criminals and mafias are intended to politically rehabilitate them. It has compromised with them for making the exit route,” party's general secretary Saiful Huq told a press conference.
These elements will foil the congenial atmosphere for holding the election planned in December, he added.
The left leaning politician urged the government to immediately stop the process of releasing suspected corrupts and criminals. “We will resist the government move to release those elements,” he added.
Saiful termed undemocratic and unconstitutional the Representation of the People Order (RPO). He said it would make the election process hostage, as in the past, to the black money holders, corrupts and criminals.
He blamed the government for directly and indirectly influencing the constitutional bodies like Election Commission, Judiciary and Anti-Corruption Commission. “They can't function independently beyond the government desire.”
He placed five-point demand to overcome the undesirable situations and ensuring people's democratic rights. These are - lifting state of emergency, cancellation of the RPO-2008, disqualification of the identified corrupt people, criminals, black money holders, mafias from participating in the election, stopping interference in functioning of the constitutional bodies and effective steps to bring down prices of essentials.
Party president Ali Abbas, central leaders Nasiruddin Ahmed, Abdus Salam and Bahnni Shikha Jamali were present at the press conference.
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