He made the remark in his speech at the Judicial Integrity Workshop on Sunday (November 8).
The Law Minister said, ‘Intellectual corruption has caused more damage to the judiciary than economic corruption has.’ In this regard, he also mentioned that the Thirteenth Amendment created intellectual corruption.
Regarding the integrity of judges, he said, ‘The phrase honest judge with a judge’s name is an exaggeration. A judge’s job itself is to uphold integrity.’ He also informed about the government’s zero-tolerance stance regarding judges against whom there are specific allegations. The Law Minister also reiterated the government’s commitment to ensuring the independence of the judiciary and establishing a separate secretariat.
Recalling past experience regarding the role of the judiciary, he said, ‘When Salahuddin Ahmed disappeared, the judiciary did not stand by him.’
Meanwhile, the Law Minister also spoke about bringing Sheikh Hasina back to the country. He said the government will take all necessary legal steps to bring Sheikh Hasina back under the prisoner exchange agreement. The government hopes that the Indian government will return her under this agreement; whatever needed to be done legally to bring her back has been done.
