Govt not allowing visas for Khaleda Zia's British lawyer: Rizvi

Rtv online report

08 May 2018, 00:00

BNP has alleged that the government is not allowing visas to Lord Carlile, a British legal expert and adviser to Khaleda Zia’s legal team to arrive in Bangladesh.

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Senior Joint Secretary General of BNP Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged this at a press conference at the part central office at Nayapaltan in the capital on Tuesday.

Rizvi said, Carlile applied for visas at the Bangladesh High Commission in London several weeks back to take part in the defense team of Khaleda Zia for appearing the hearing in the Appellate Division on Tuesday. But the High Commission did not say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ in this regard. It seems clear that the government is directly obstructing Lord Carlile to enter in Bangladesh.

He said, Carlile was not given the visas illegally by the government so that the existing legal team of Khaleda Zia won’t get stronger. But the current Prime Minister who was in jail during 1/11 changeover appointed Canadian and British lawyers to defend her. They came to Bangladesh and also spoke in press conference.

Carlile has no option to play direct or indirect role in the court for the BNP Chairperson. There is obligation of obtaining certificate from Bangladesh Bar Council to stand for case in the court. Earlier foreign lawyers were appointed for Jamaat in the anti humanitarian cases. But they could not provide legal support after arriving in Bangladesh.

Recently Lord Carlile gave an interview to international media Al Jazeera. There he claimed that the BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was given sentence without proper evidences.

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