The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Revolutionary Workers Party (RWP) of Bangladesh yesterday criticized the caretaker government for releasing corrupt suspects in political front.

"The people in the government are compromising with the political mafia gangs for making an exit route for themselves," the party alleged.

"The Government is making an exit route by releasing detained corrupts, terrorists and black money holders," general secretary of RWP Saiful Huq told a press conference.

He said, "The Government's move to release the detained corrupts, black money holders, terrorists and mafias are intended to politically rehabilitate them. It has compromised with them for making the exit route."

These elements will foil the congenial atmosphere for holding the election planned in December, he added.

The left leaning politician urged the government to immediately stop the process of releasing suspected corrupts and terrors. "We will resist the government move to release those elements," he added.

Saiful termed undemocratic and unconstitutional the Representation of the People Order (RPO). He said it would make the election process hostage, as in the past, to the black money holders, corrupts and terrorists.

He accused the government of directly and indirectly influencing the constitutional bodies like Election Commission, Judiciary and Anti-Corruption Commission. "They can't function independently beyond the government desire."

He floated 5-point demand to overcome the undesirable situations and ensuring people's democratic rights. These are - lifting state of emergency, cancellation of the RPO-2008, disqualify identified corrupts, terrorists, black money holders, mafias from participating in the election, stopping interference in functioning of the constitutional bodies and effective steps to bring down price of essentials.

Party president Ali Abbas, central leaders Nasiruddin Ahmed, Abdus Salam and Bahnni Shikha Jamali were present at the press conference.