Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Sunday said that the people鈥檚 principles of judgement and values of justice were destroyed and distorted under the judicial process in the past years.
鈥楻ight now we are standing on rubble,鈥� he said, adding, 鈥榙ishonesty instead of integrity, deprivation instead of rights, oppression instead of justice, and torture instead of shelter were made normal.鈥�
The remarks from the chief justice came while he was attending as the chief guest an event titled Citizen鈥檚 Conference 2024 at the Bangabandhu International Conference centre in the capital.
He said that people had to start a new journey from this rubble and re-establish the values which had been destroyed, distorted and polluted.
鈥楾his is a big challenge,鈥� he said and added that right from that day all would get a people-oriented and people-centric judicial system at their side in every good, pure and welfare-based work.
He also said, 鈥榃e are all aware that in this crisis situation the judicial system is not free from the damages.鈥�
鈥楤ut at this point I want to assure you by saying unambiguously that the judicial system has taken some bold steps for institutional reform and already started a new journey to overcome this situation,鈥� he continued.
The chief justice also said that they had got a golden opportunity to help the oppressed at the moment of the historic victory of the students and people.
鈥榃e have to be fully careful to make the full use of this opportunity,鈥� he added.