The propaganda first came to light on September 20 when posters were seen in different city places naming some Supreme Court judges as 'most corrupt.'
Leaflets have also been circulated in different city areas on the same issue. In some areas, the leaflets were found inserted in newspapers in recent days, said a number of people who received such in the newspapers they buy.
The authorities of the newspapers concerned, however, said they had not inserted any such leaflets in newspapers.
On September 21, a crude bomb was exploded at the residence of a Supreme Court judge in the Judges' Complex at Kakrail in Dhaka. The next day, some reporters asked the family of a Supreme Court judge about a rumour of a gunshot in the house.
The leaflets, circulated in the name of Conscience Citizens, read: 'Question to the conscience of the judges? Why the corrupt are out of jail? Want to know from the judges. Do the judiciary have the right to cause insecurity to people by freeing the corrupt and terrorists in the name of justice? What will be the future of the peace-loving people, if the corrupt and godfathers are freed?'
Questioning the recent High Court orders granting bail to a number of politicians sued on corruption charges, the leaflet said, 'By granting bail to the corrupt en masse, the politically benefited judges have set a scandalous precedence.'
Although the leaflets did not specify the identity of the people behind, the posters were issued in the name of 'Purba Bangla Communist Party (Lal Pataka)' while the outfit writes its name as 'Purba Banglar Communist Party (M-L).'
Senior Supreme Court lawyer Rafique-ul Huq, who moved the bail petitions of most of the politicians including Awami League president Sheikh Hasina and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, meanwhile, argued the 'politicians have been granted bail by the High Court following due process of law.'
'As the government and the Anti-Corruption Commission have failed to follow laws in suing them and also in investigating the cases, the judges concerned were left with no option but to grant bail,' Rafique observed.
