The High Court on Sunday issued a rule asking Nizamuddin Hazari, a ruling Awami League MP from Feni-2, to explain under what authority he claims to hold the public office concealing information about his early release from jail in arms case.
Upon a public interest litigation (PIL) writ petition, an HC division bench comprising Justice Mirza Hossain Haider and Justice Mohammad Khurshid Alam passed the order.
It also issued rule upon the government and the Election Commission to explain why the impugned Feni-2 seat shall not be declared vacant.
Both the rules were made returnable in four weeks.
Besides, the HC asked the IG (Prisons) and senior jail super of Chittagong to submit report over Nizamuddin Hazari’s jail tenure along with documents within next 30 days.
Former convener of Feni unit Jubo League Sakhawat Hossain Bhuiyan filed the writ petition enclosing a newspaper report of May 10 which said Nizamuddin Hazari was awarded 10 years’ imprisonment in an arms case, but he was freed from jail two years and ten months ahead of completing his jail term.
Petitioner’s counsel advocate Manzill Murshed told reporters that Nizam Hazari was elected MP in the 10th Parliament before completion of his jail term, which is a disqualification for even an MP candidature as per article 66(2) of the Constitution.
According to the Constitution, Nizam Hazari cannot be a candidate for contesting the parliamentary election before September 2015, he said.
Source: UNBConnect
