Law minister Anisul Huq has said that a decision will be taken Tuesday concerning the suspension of BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia's jail term, extending her release and the application seeking permission for her to go abroad for medical treatment.
The law minister said this while talking to journalists today, Monday, at his office in the secretariat.
When asked about the application submitted by Khaleda Zia's family for her permanent release and taking her abroad for treatment, the law minister said that this time too they have called for her permanent release and permission to take her abroad.
He said, "The file was handed over to me just today. I have to look into it, read it and take it into consideration. But the file will be settled very soon. It will be done by tomorrow, Tuesday, Inshallah."
The law minister said, "I have explained the law many times, that we can to nothing outside of conditions of Section 401 of the Criminal Procedural Code under which she was released. Even then, I am looking into the matter. They have applied in the same manner as their first letter."
The minister also said, "Khaleda Zia was released on two conditions (no being able to go abroad and undergoing medical treatment in Dhaka). She does not need to take permission to move around. But there is no legal scope for anything else."
