Resignation of 18 pro-Jamaat deputy, assistant attorneys general a political stunt: Barrister Badal
'Whenever there is a change in government, the government law officers in the Attorney General’s Office, including deputy attorneys general, additional attorneys general and the attorney general, voluntarily resign,' he said.
BNP Legal Affairs Secretary Barrister Badruddoza Badal has described the resignation of 18 pro-Jamaat deputy and assistant attorneys general as a "political stunt."
"Whenever there is a change in government, the government law officers in the Attorney General's Office, including deputy attorneys general, additional attorneys general and the attorney general, voluntarily resign. This has always been the practice," he remarked today (24 June) while speaking to reporters in front of the Supreme Court's Annex building in reaction to the resignations.
"We have also seen that even before a government is formed, right after an election, when it becomes clear that another party has come to power, the law officers of the ruling party in the Attorney General's Office, including the attorney general, resign," he added.
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"The interesting thing is that our friends who resigned yesterday worked as law officers under this government for four months. They took salaries, enjoyed facilities and used their posts and designations," he said.
"Yesterday, they felt that they needed to resign, or perhaps they would be removed. That is why they brought up some political issues, which is very unfortunate. My point is that their statement is totally a political stunt. It is politically influenced, which we did not expect from them," Badal said.
The BNP legal affairs secretary further said, "Through you, I now want to tell the attorney general: during these four months that they worked, did they work for the government or did they sabotage the government? All the files handled during these four months should be looked into. Because after taking salaries, allowances and all facilities from the government, they resigned and then took a position against the government."
"It does not seem to us that they worked to protect the government's interests in the Attorney General's Office. Rather, it appears that they worked against the government. That is why, being politically influenced, they have brought these baseless allegations, which is unfortunate and politically motivated," he added.
