The chairman of his faction of Islami Oikya Jote, Fazlul Haque Amini, on Wednesday refuted the allegation that he had committed contempt of court in his recent remarks on the recent 15th amendment to the constitution.
The High Court asked Amini to appear before it again today when it said it would deliver its order.
On a summons, Amini was explaining to a High Court bench the remarks he had recently made.
The court had asked him to personally explain to it the remarks he reportedly made at his Lalbagh office on July 14, in which he allegedly said that the amended constitution would be thrown into the dustbin.
It also asked the police to explain their failure to take legal action against Amini for making objectionable remarks about the constitution.
It issued the summons after hearing a writ petition of writer Shahriyar Kabir in which he requested the court to direct the government to take legal action against Amini for his remarks.
Explaining his remarks before the bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore, Amini said, 'I meant that the people would not accept the 15th amendment to the constitution the government had made by dropping provision of 'Absolute faith on almighty Alalh.'
He also said that his remarks were on the 15th amendment and not on the constitution itself.
Amini also said that as a mufti he felt duty bound to protest against any action against the Holy Quran and that he would accept any punishment he was given for trying to protect the Quran.
He also refuted Shahriar Kabir's allegation to the court that Amini was involved in militancy and that he was responsible for the attacks by the militants that took place in the country so far.
'Shahriar is self proclaimed atheist and people do not believe what he says,' Amini told the court.
The additional attorney general, Murad Reza, in his submission stated that any criticism against any provisions of the 15th amendment tantamount to treason as per the amended constitution.
He said Amini committed sedition by making derogatory remarks about the constitution.
'Freedom of expression does not mean one will say whatever one likes,' Murad said.
He said, 'the constitution prohibits making any derogatory remarks against it.'
He refuted the argument of M Badruddoza, Amini's lawyer that his client's matter became ineffective after the police lodged a sedition case against him with a Dhaka court on August 11.
Murad said that the police had complied with the High Court order for which the matter can not become ineffective.
Source : New Age
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