Wanted steps will seemingly be taken to bring ousted high minister Sheikh Hasina attend to the country to face trial over alleged crimes against humanity and genocide throughout the brand new anti-discrimination pupil dash in the country, newly appointed chief prosecutor of the Global Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Recommend Md Tajul Islam stated at the present time (8 September).
“As she [Sheikh Hasina] is regarded as to be the main perpetrator and he or she has fled the country. We would commence the lawful process to bring her attend. The extradition treaty between Bangladesh and India turned into as soon as signed in 2013, throughout the tenure of her executive,” Tajul Islam stated in his preliminary response after changing into ICT chief prosecutor.
He extra stated, “As we guess that she [Hasina] frequently is the main accused and he or she turned into as soon as made accused in most of the conditions filed over the genocide that took set in Bangladesh just currently, we would try and originate her face the trial after bringing her attend to the country.”
The ICT chief prosecutor stated the accused, no subject what their ranks were, how extremely efficient they were, would be treated equally after they’d stand interior the dock at the court docket.
“All are equal sooner than the law. We would deal with the accused in conserving with the gravity of their crimes. So, it doesn’t subject whether or now not he or she turned into as soon as the high minister, the IGP or any extremely efficient minister, they’d receive equal remedy. We do now not own any doubt in anyway, there would be no injustice against them, there would be no exemption moreover,” he added.
Replying a ask on what would be their first responsibility, Recommend Tajul stated they’d try their ideal to discontinuance the that you just might imagine perpetrators and accused from fleeing the country, at the side of, “If an accused manages to wing the country, it becomes very sophisticated to bring them to justice.
“We would send letters to the complete law imposing companies through the ICT investigation body on this regard.”
Tajul Islam added that they’ve obtained many complaints already and sounded distinct to search out out the of us alive to with the genocide and crimes against humanity.
“We would file charges against these accused soon so that they cannot wing the country. We would try and arrest them and reveal them below the law,” he stated.
