Enforcement of law

Nobody is above the law. Is the Bangla proverb true? It is not, at least not in Bangladesh.
It exists only on the lips of people and politicians or in the manifestoes of political parties. We have lost confidence on this proverb from practical experiences. I am giving a few examples for the information of the readers of my letter.
Some high profile political leaders who are proven guilty of various corruption cases and jailed for more than 10-20 years by lower courts, are not only free, they are now trying to put the very officials who uncovered their corruption to jail. The high profile leaders are out now to bring those officials before them to explain their official actions and face charges for suing, arresting and then bringing them before the trial courts. Are they not above law? They are.
Corruption cases of some Ministers or Lawmakers of big political parties were unearthed by the ACC during the CTG rule. They were tried by the special courts, many of them were proven guilty of corruption like possession of illegal arms, alcohol, taking bribe for saving a killer from indictment, siphoning off money abroad, stealing of relief goods, grabbing of lands, illegal kick-backs from foreign investors and many more highly offensive activities, are free and speaking in loud voices against the people who charge-sheeted them. They are demanding arrest and trial of those who caught them red-handed!
The weak are not above the law, only the powerful ones are. Let us amend this proverb from now on and say "Only the powerful are above the law." Poor people seldom get justice from courts.