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Naogaon PP faces contempt of court allegations
PP advocate Abu Jayid Md Rafiqul Alam
Naogaon, Dec 4 – A Public Prosecutor (PP) in Naogaon has been accused of contempt of court and threatening judges over the delivery of judgments.
On December 2, Senior Judicial Magistrate Judge Rabilul Islam of Naogaon’s Magistrate Court sent a letter to the Supreme Court’s Register, accusing the PP of threatening to besiege the court if judicial services were not properly delivered.
Court officials said the accused, advocate Abu Jayid Md Rafiqul Alam, a former joint convenor of the Naogaon district unit of the BNP, allegedly made the threats during a protest rally.
The letter says that the PP warned the judges they would face consequences if they continued their work for what he termed "the fallen Awami League and their collaborators."
Seven judges have signed the letter, calling for action to be taken against the accused.
In another development, on December 1, a joint statement was issued by Bangladesh Judicial Service Council President Aminul Islam and General Secretary Muhammad Mazharul Islam, demanding the immediate removal of the accused within 10 days.
The controversy began during a rally held on November 27 by the Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum on the Naogaon court premises, protesting the murder of Chattogram lawyer Saiful Islam Alif.
During this event, the PP made controversial remarks. According to the letter, he told the judges, “you have proceeded to criticize the judiciary, accusing judges of being politically biased”.
Alam also claimed that many judges in Naogaon were relatives of Awami League MPs and ministers.
He allegedly warned, “There are some judges in Naogaon who are nephews and nieces of Awami League MPs and ministers,” and threatened the judiciary with further actions if they favoured the party in their judgments.
In response to the complaints, Alam defended his remarks, saying that he had spoken as a political figure, not a lawyer. "If the Supreme Court register summons on me, I will put forward my statement there," Alam added.-UNB