Bangladesh interim government has amended the International Crimes Tribunal Act of 1973, introducing a new provision that disqualifies any individual formally charged under the act from being elected or remaining as a member of parliament, as well as from holding public or local government office.
The amendment was approved on Thursday at an advisers鈥� council meeting chaired by chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus.
Briefing reporters at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka, the chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary, Shafiqil Alam, confirmed that Section 20(C) had been newly added to the Act.
Under this section, if a formal charge sheet is filed against an individual under Section 9(1) of the act, they will face a range of disqualifications.
He said that the individual would be barred from being elected or continuing as a member of parliament.
The provision also prevents them from contesting or retaining positions in local government bodies, including those of member, commissioner, chairman, mayor or administrator, the press secretary said.
In addition, the amendment disqualified the accused from public service, rendering them ineligible for appointment to any role within the service of the republic or to hold any other public office.
