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Bangladesh Tribunal Sentences Seven Hasina Allies to Death
(MENAFN) A Bangladeshi court on Tuesday sentenced seven senior allies of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death over their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the 2024 uprising that brought down her government.
The verdict was issued by a three-member International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka, headed by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury. All seven defendants are currently outside Bangladesh and living in self-imposed exile in India and the United States.
Those sentenced include Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, former State Minister for Information Mohammad Ali Arafat, Joint General Secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim, youth wing Chairman Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash, youth wing General Secretary Moinul Hossain Nikhil, student wing President Saddam Hussain and student wing General Secretary Sheikh Wali Asif Enan.
The tribunal also ordered the seizure of half the assets owned by Quader, Nasim, Arafat and Parash. The ruling said the confiscated property would be used to provide compensation to families of people who were killed or injured during the July uprising.
The latest ruling follows a previous death sentence handed to Hasina herself by the same tribunal last November. She was convicted of crimes against humanity and accused of playing a role in the security crackdown carried out during the uprising that ultimately forced her government from power.
According to the United Nations, at least 1,400 people were killed and thousands more injured during the unrest, which involved clashes and a crackdown by security forces and supporters of Hasina’s Awami League.
Hasina fled Bangladesh and has remained in neighboring India under self-imposed exile. Despite her departure, she has said she intends to return to Bangladesh in December.
Across seven verdicts issued by the two tribunals, 68 defendants have so far been convicted, with 22 receiving death sentences. Of those accused, 18 remain at large, while four are currently being held in custody.
The verdict was issued by a three-member International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka, headed by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury. All seven defendants are currently outside Bangladesh and living in self-imposed exile in India and the United States.
Those sentenced include Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, former State Minister for Information Mohammad Ali Arafat, Joint General Secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim, youth wing Chairman Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash, youth wing General Secretary Moinul Hossain Nikhil, student wing President Saddam Hussain and student wing General Secretary Sheikh Wali Asif Enan.
The tribunal also ordered the seizure of half the assets owned by Quader, Nasim, Arafat and Parash. The ruling said the confiscated property would be used to provide compensation to families of people who were killed or injured during the July uprising.
The latest ruling follows a previous death sentence handed to Hasina herself by the same tribunal last November. She was convicted of crimes against humanity and accused of playing a role in the security crackdown carried out during the uprising that ultimately forced her government from power.
According to the United Nations, at least 1,400 people were killed and thousands more injured during the unrest, which involved clashes and a crackdown by security forces and supporters of Hasina’s Awami League.
Hasina fled Bangladesh and has remained in neighboring India under self-imposed exile. Despite her departure, she has said she intends to return to Bangladesh in December.
Across seven verdicts issued by the two tribunals, 68 defendants have so far been convicted, with 22 receiving death sentences. Of those accused, 18 remain at large, while four are currently being held in custody.
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