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Decision about Khaleda Zia's treatment abroad soon

Bangladesh Live News | @banglalivenews | 23 Dec 2021, 10:19 am

Own representative, Dhaka, December 23: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Haque has said that the law ministry will soon give its opinion on taking BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia abroad for treatment. He was responding to reporters' questions at a prize-giving ceremony for the winners of an essay competition titled 'Liberation War, Independence and Human Values' at the Lakeshore Hotel in Gulshan on Tuesday (December 21).

Anisul Haque said, "15 BNP-backed lawyers of the Supreme Court came to me about Khaleda Zia. There was no legal support anywhere in their statement. No court supports the statement they are making, but the statement I made, which I also said in Parliament, is supported by many judgments."

Asked whether there is scope for humanitarian consideration in the opinion of the law ministry, the law minister said, "I have to look at it from the legal point of view. Because when the government takes any action, it must be a legal action. He said the earlier directive of the Prime Minister and her humanitarian action was an expression of her decision to suspend her (Khaleda) sentence under Section 401 of the Criminal Procedure Code and release her."

Regarding the letter sent by the UK regarding Khaleda Zia's treatment, he said that the letter sent from the UK was incorrect. "When the British High Commissioner met with me, I made it clear."

The law minister said, "We have clearly explained our law to the high commissioner and explained to them that Begum Khaleda Zia is free and her about her legal position. In the last few days, when they talked to me again, they said they would correct the matter."

He also said that the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Home Affairs were looking into the matter.