Not advisers, nation needs 'safe exit' from corruption and rights violations: Asif Nazrul
The law adviser’s remarks came in the wake of controversial comments by Nahid Islam, who alleged that several advisers in the interim government had developed ties with political parties and were considering their “safe exit”
The nation needs a "safe exit" from corruption, irregularities, and human rights violations, not for advisers themselves, said Law Adviser Asif Nazrul.
Speaking at a discussion on the National Human Rights Commission Ordinance today (11 October) at a hotel in the capital, he also said that the government had made notable progress in reforming state institutions and that the next administration would need to complete the process.
"None of the advisers need any safe exit. But this nation needs a safe exit from irregularities, corruption, and human rights abuses," he said.
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"The president has never been able to appoint the chief justice independently; such appointments have always reflected the prime minister's will," the law adviser said, adding, "I hope that the people of this country will no longer be victims of injustice and oppression."
At the same event, Industries Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan stressed the importance of rebuilding weakened state institutions to prevent a recurrence of past atrocities.
"To ensure that incidents of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and torture never happen again, we must strengthen the institutions that have collapsed," he said.
The law adviser's remarks came in the wake of controversial comments by National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam, who alleged that several advisers in the interim government had developed ties with political parties and were considering their "safe exit."
In an interview with Ekattor TV on 5 October, Nahid, a former information adviser, claimed that the student leaders behind the uprising had not sought government posts but had instead called for a national government.
He argued that without the involvement of political forces or the revolutionary spirit that led to the interim government's formation, it "would not have survived even three months."
"It was a mistake to trust some political leaders and advisers. We should have strengthened the student leadership instead," Nahid said, adding that "many advisers have looked after their own interests or have betrayed the spirit of the mass uprising."
"When the time comes, we will make their names public," he added.
