July uprising martyrs to live as superheroes of history: AG

Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman has said the martyrs of student-led July mass uprising will live forever as the superheroes of history, reports BSS.

"Fascist Awami League deprived people of their voting rights. The party snatched ballot boxes from Cumilla and brought those to Dhaka to make the candidate of their choice win in 1973. They did the same in the last three national elections. Those who tarnished these elections should be brought to justice and given exemplary punishment," he said.

The attorney general made the comments while addressing a shadow parliament organised by Debate for Democracy at the FDC in the capital on Friday. Presided over by Debate for Democracy chairman Hasan Ahmed Chowdhury, the programme was also attended by Prof Abu Mohammad Rois, Dr SM Morshad, journalists Ekramul Haque Sayem, Saidur Rahman and Moniruzzaman as judges.

The attorney general said many leaders of Awami League, including its president Sheikh Hasina, will become ineligible to contest in polls if they get convicted for July-August killings.

"So, Awami League's participation is not important for a participatory election. None from her party is being able to gather courage to stand by Sheikh Hasina. Those who destroyed the electoral system, scissored the constitution and trampled people's rights have been identified as the villains of history," he added.

Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman further said the false and conspiratorial cases filed against former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, have already been disposed of and there is no legal bar to her participation in the next election.

Debate for Democracy chairman Hasan Ahmed Chowdhury in his speech said then chief justice ABM Khairul Haque canceled the caretaker government system with malicious intention of keeping the fascist Awami League in government forever.