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Download PDF Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman and deposed president HM Ershad termed yesterday’s court verdict, which acquitted him of a graft charge, as the beginning of justice.
“I am getting justice as the government is not interfering with the trials of the cases. Justice will prevail and I will be acquitted in all the cases if the trials are conducted neutrally,” Ershad told journalists brushing aside allegations of being acquitted of the charge due to an understanding with the ruling party.
The JP chief described the cases filed against him as political. “There are no legal grounds for the cases filed against me rather the cases were vindictive and filed on political grounds. All the previous governments placed obstruction to the administration of rule of law,” he claimed.
Ershad, who was in jail for five years during the tenure of previous BNP government, received bail in several cases due to an understanding with Awami League (AL) after it assumed power in 1996. The JP had helped AL in forming the government then.
Ahead of the ensuing parliamentary election, Ershad led JP, the second largest opposition party in parliament, has drawn public attention as the ruling BNP made a desperate attempt to bring JP on board its coalition.
In the face of opposition from a section of JP leaders unhappy about joining the ruling alliance, Ershad repeatedly claimed that the ruling BNP assured him of withdrawing cases pending against him. He told the party leaders he does not want to be behind bars again.
Of the cases filed against Ershad, verdict of one case will be given on August 27 while the court will decide on August 24 whether charges will be framed against the JP chief in two other graft cases.
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