A writ petition has been filed with the High Court challenging the legality of two acts enacted to give special security to the family members of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The two laws are--- "Father of the Nation Family Members' Security Act 2009" and the "Special Security Force Act 2021".
The writ was submitted on Sunday, to the High Court bench of Justice A K M Asaduzzaman and Justice Muhammad Mahbub Ul Islam.
Supreme Court lawyer and Assistant Secretary-General of the Human Rights Support Society (HRSS), Mohammad Moniruzzaman, filed the petition in the public interest.
The petition names the Law Secretary, Home Secretary, Finance Secretary, Director-General of the Special Security Force, and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Sheikh Rehana, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Saima Wazed Putul, Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby, Tulip Siddiq, and Azmina Siddiq Rupu as respondents.
The petition seeks to declare several sections of the "Father of the Nation Family Members' Security Act 2009" and the "Special Security Force Act 2021" as unconstitutional and illegal, specifically targeting sections 2(b), 2(c), 8(1), 8(3), 8(4), and 9(2), which provide for the protection of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's family members.
Additionally, the petition requests the recovery of benefits and properties that have been granted to Bangabandhu's family members under these laws. It also urges the court to direct the Law Secretary, Home Secretary, Finance Secretary, and Director-General of the Special Security Force to immediately cease providing special security to these family members.
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