No one to be arrested if complaint lacks objectivity: Asif Nazrul

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul said today that there is a directive in place stating no one should be arrested if a complaint lacks objectivity.

He made the remarks while talking to the reporters at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka.

Speaking about the recent case filed against actor Iresh Zaker, the adviser said, "There is no restriction under Bangladeshi law on filing cases. People are filing cases as they wish. Many of these cases are harassing and malicious. Cases are being filed to grab land, property, and businesses. This is extremely unfortunate and regrettable."

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"Once a case is filed, we try to provide redress through the police and court administration. When too many people are implicated, it becomes difficult for us to manage. However, we cannot prevent people from filing cases," he added.

"You [reporters] have seen, the home ministry has repeatedly said that if a complaint lacks objectivity, no one should be arrested," he said.

On government interference in the higher courts, Asif Nazrul said, "The previous government was a fascist one. They physically forced a chief justice out of the country. We are not that government."

"We have no authority to interfere in the matters of the higher courts. We are respectful of the independence of the higher courts," the adviser said.