Bangladesh tribunal convicts Sheikh Hasina of killing protesters, orders death sentence for crimes against humanity
Sheikh Hasina ordered the use of helicopters and lethal weapons in the killing of protesters, rules chief judge of ICT. This was revealed by her in a conversation with South Dhaka Municipal Corporation Mayor.
PTC News Desk: The International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh has awarded death sentene to ouster Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for crimes against humanity
The tribunal convicted Hasina for orchestrating the killing protestors in July-August protests while calling her mastermind.
Former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has also been sentenced to death, while ex-police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun was spared the noose.
SHasina was found guilty on three counts: preventing justice, ordering killings, and failing to take measures to stop punitive killings. Meanwhile, Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mia Golam Parwar hailed ICT's decision to award death sentence to Hasina.
Hasina, who is currently in India will be brought back by due legal course, said the prosecution.
Sheikh Hasina ordered the use of helicopters and lethal weapons in the killing of protesters, rules chief judge of ICT. This was revealed by her in a conversation with South Dhaka Municipal Corporation Mayor. The CD and conversation have been termed genuine by forensics.
A UN human rights report estimates that as many as 1,400 people were killed between July 15 and August 15 during what is now called the July Uprising, when her government ordered a harsh crackdown on protesters. Hasina and Kamal were declared fugitives, so the tribunal conducted their trial in their absence. Mamun appeared in court but later turned approver.
The judge stated that Sheikh Hasina, the former home minister, and the ex-police chief acted jointly to kill and suppress the protesters.