Charges against Hasina
In his advice to the people who are demanding the release of Sheikh Hasina, Mr. Aziz Ahmed (DS letter, September 19) asked them to demand an open trial to clear her name of all the corruption allegations brought against her. In the process, he has cited the precedence set by a former PM of Canada, Brian Mulroney, to clear his name from an RCMP investigation. Although Brian Mulroney, undoubtedly the most despised PM in Canada's history, was not the best epitome of honesty and integrity while he was the PM, it would be worthwhile to cite about a case against Mr. Mulroney filed as recently as last July. An arms dealer sued Mr. Mulroney for taking $470,000 from him in 1993 for helping him to set up an arms factory in Quebec and a pasta factory in Ontario, the commitment allegedly Mr. Mulroney did not follow through. No, the RCMP did not send 1,000 men squads, some of them with bullet proof vests and dog squads at wee hours of night to arrest the former PM to frame charges against him. Neither Mr. Mulroney nor his lawyer attended the court for hearing on the scheduled date and a default judgment was handed down against him on July 24. Mulroney appealed to the superior court and the lower court verdict was set aside on August 3 by a superior court judge indicating that default judgment was egregious and wrong. It was a dispute between two individuals and the Crown (State) attorney was not involved in any way.
Unfortunately, some of our expatriate compatriots selectively use the precedence of the society where rule of law reins to make their points.
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