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Download PDF Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday said his government and the Election Commission are proceeding towards holding the general election before end of this year (2008) and there is no reason for doubt about it.
The head of the caretaker government said this when the visiting Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan paid a courtesy call on him at the CA’s office.
He said the main objective of the government is to hold a free, fair and credible election within the targeted timeframe and the Election Commission is working to this end following its announced roadmap.
Withdrawal of restrictions imposed under state of emergency, election, human rights, Right to Information Act, reform of the Police Act and trial of war criminals came up for discussion.
On trial of war criminals, the CA said the present government mainly focused on reforms and election. He however said political parties could include the issue in their next election manifesto.
On trial of corruption suspects, he said they have been tried in normal process under the existing law of the land. “No one is above the law.”
Irene Khan said they will submit some recommendations to the government for expediting reforms. Similarly, they will give recommendations to the political parties.
On restrictions under the state of emergency, the CA said if the government felt necessary, it would lift restrictions gradually, according to the CA’s Press Secretary Syed Fahim Munaim.
The AI secretary general appreciated government’s various reform measures and steps, including separation of the judiciary and the formation of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). “You have started remarkable things and the next government will have to follow those,” she said.
Responding to a suggestion for making public the reports of various commissions, the CA said they will try to develop a system to this end.
Director of Amnesty International, Denmark, Lars Normann Jorgensen and head of office of AI Secretary general Judit Arenas Licsa accompanied the AI secretary general.
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