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| Bangladesh |
| Jamaat leader summoned for contempt |
| 2011-07-26 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] The High Court on Monday directed ATM Azharul Islam, acting secretary general of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ... a Pakistani catspaw remaining active in Bangla politix, loosely affiliated with the Pak religious party of the same name and closely affiliated with most of the terror organizations in Bangla. A member of the BNP's four party governing coalition.... , to appear before it on August 8 in connection with a contempt of court petition against him. Dhaka University teacher Wahiduzzaman Chan filed the contempt of court petition with the court Monday morning. In his petition Wahiduzzaman said Azharul at a presser on July 19 said "the government has scrapped the caretaker government system by pointing the gun on the shoulders of the court". After hearing the petition, the HC bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore directed the government to take appropriate legal action against the Jamaat leader for making such comment. The bench also asked the government to submit a report before it in 10 days describing the progress in complying with the order. The bench issued a rule upon Azharul to explain in two weeks why he (Azharul) should not be punished for displaying contempt of court through his comment. The home secretary, inspector general of police (IGP), commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan of Police and Supreme Court's registrar will have to take legal steps against Azharul in two weeks, the court said. |
| Posted by:Fred |