A prosecutor at the International Crimes Tribunal has once again lodged a complaint against one of her colleagues allegedly over “professional misconduct”, dealing a new blow to the sharply divided lawyers' panel.
Tureen Afroz filed the complaint against Mohammad Ali, a second one in three months, with the acting chief prosecutor yesterday, a day after Ali issued a press statement accusing Tureen of making “derogatory comments and false statements” against him in the media.
Tureen told The Daily Star that she had submitted the petition to Syed Haider Ali but Haider said he was yet to receive any such complaint.
In the letter, Tureen said Mohammad Ali made the allegations against her at a “press conference” on Wednesday. “Mohammad Ali continued with his unethical and unprofessional behaviour of maligning me personally, socially and professionally,” claimed Tureen.
Mohammad Ali on Wednesday said he issued the statement “upon instructions” of Haider, but Tureen in her letter said Haider had no knowledge of the matter.
Mohammad Ali denied holding any press conference and said he just talked to some journalists at his office. He also accused Tureen of tarnishing his goodwill.
Tureen filed a similar complaint against Mohammad Ali in March.