The Supreme Court Bar Association yesterday announced a five-day nationwide demonstration protesting “police obstruction” of its attempt to meet Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha.
SCBA President Zainul Abedin made the announcement at a press briefing at the Bar auditorium in the morning.
“Lawyers of all district bar associations will form human chains and hold protest rallies from Sunday to Thursday protesting the obstruction,” said Zainul, also a BNP leader.
Police on Friday obstructed members of the SCBA executive committee in front of the Bar Council building when they were on way to Justice Sinha’s residence, he alleged.
“This proves that the chief justice didn’t go on leave willingly. Rather, he was forced to take the leave.”
“Article 94 of the constitution states about the independence of the judiciary, but the head of the judiciary, the chief justice, himself doesn’t have any freedom now,” he said.
SCBA General Secretary Mahbub Uddin Khokon said those who have taken stance against the CJ actually “don’t want independence of the judiciary”.
