Staff Reporter:
Prime Minister’s Information and Broadcasting Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman yesterday said whether the Awami League will be banned as a party is entirely within the jurisdiction of the court and the Interna-tional Crimes Tribunal (ICT).
“However, while the judicial process for the crimes against humanity in July-August is ongoing, any kind of political activities of the party will remain banned at the field level. If the party takes to the field with any program until the trial is over, it will be acting as a lawbreaker and the government will take action in this regard,” he said.
The adviser made the remarks while replying to a question at weekly press briefing held at the confer-ence room of the Press Information Department (PID) here this morning.
Responding to another question about the Awami League’s political program, he said, “It is necessary to clarify whether the Awami League party will be banned or not. That will be decided by the court. Whether they were involved in crimes against humanity or not will be decided as a result of the trial in the ICT. Until the trial is over, all activities of the party are remain banned.”
Zahed warned that if the party tries to hold any program at the field level, the government would take strict action to this end.
He said the Awami League does not have the moral courage to carry out any program in field politics. “I personally do not think that the Awami League has that kind of moral courage…the way people stood in front of guns in July-August movement, because their minds were clear.
They loved the country. But some looters, mafia, thieves and swindlers of Awami League do not have that moral courage. They don’t have that ability either,” he added.
The adviser said although the Awami League does not have the ability to do anything big, they have a lot of illegal money.
Army personnel have been deployed in districts, considered risky by the government, so that the AL men cannot create any sabotage or violence by spending the looted money, he said.
“Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Md Yasin and Principal Infor-mation Officer Syed Abdal Ahmed were present.
