Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over deaths of protesters - The Round Table A special court in Bangladesh has issued arrest warrants for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 others, including her close aides, on alleges of crimes against humanity during a student-led uprising in July and August that forced her to flee th...
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- A special court in Bangladesh issued arrest warrants on Thursday for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 others, including her close aides, on implicates of crimes against humanity during a student-led uprising in July and August that forced her to flee the country, a prosecutor said.
Prosecutor B.M. Sultan Mahmud announced the Dhaka-based International Crimes Tribunal under Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, the country's interim leader, issued the arrest warrants in response to two petitions recommended by the prosecution.
He revealed the head of the tribunal, Golam Mortuza Majumdar, issued the orders in the presence of other judges.
“The tribunal first accepted our petition that involved Sheikh Hasina alone. Then we moved our second petition against 45 people that involved her close aides and others for the crimes against humanity. It was also accepted by the tribunal,” he disclosed by phone.
Hasina fled the country to India on Aug. 5 after weeks of agitated censures over government job quotas in which hundreds of people died. Prosecutors announced in the petitions that Hasina, her close aides and security agencies were responsible for killing the protesters and others.
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Published 10/17/2024