Cases against Prof Yunus: 301 lawyers call for withdrawal
Three hundred and one lawyers of the Supreme Court yesterday urged the government to stop "taking measures of oppression and harassment" against Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus.
In a letter, they also urged the government to "withdraw all the vexatious cases against him".
The 301 lawyers, including several pro-BNP counsels, signed the statement yesterday, saying that "the current government is trying to eliminate whoever it considers to be its opponent by using the state machineries".
The lawyers, who signed the statement, include senior advocates Zainul Abedin, Subrata Chowdhury and AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon; Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal, Syed Mamun Mahbub, Fariduzzaman Forhad, Gazi Kamrul Islam Sajal, Rezaul Karim Reza, M Mahbubur Rahman Khan and Jamiul Haque Faisal and AKM Ehsanur Rahman.
"The ongoing judicial process by the current illegitimate government against Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus is just slanted, stirred up and outrageous," the statement read.
"The ongoing judicial harassment against Prof Yunus using the state apparatus under the cover of a formal trial process is greatly damaging the image of Bangladesh across the world.
"As lawyers, we want assurance of the safety of all citizens of the country and the fair application of laws. We, the lawyers of the constitutional court of Bangladesh, strongly condemn this fascist behaviour of the government, and are calling for an immediate cessation of all kinds of the staged vindicatory process and withdrawal of all ongoing vexatious cases filed against the Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus," the statement further read.
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