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Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death after a special tribunal deemed her responsible for “crimes against humanity” linked to the deadly crackdown on student protesters.  The verdict follows months of national unrest and Hasina’s removal from office. Her supporters call the ruling politically motivated, while international observers express deep concern over due process and the escalating political crisis in Bangladesh.   #Bangladesh #SheikhHasina #CrimesAgainstHumanity #StudentCrackdown #BangladeshNews #Dhaka #APT

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00:00Proving atrocities throughout the country, witnesses from all over the country have not

00:07been examined.

00:08In this context we have to say that witnesses from many parts of the country have been examined

00:16and they have adequately proved the atrocities in almost every part of the country.

00:24The victims, the family members of the dead and injured protesters as well as the eyewitnesses

00:32gave their testimony which are enough for the proof of the charges.

00:40Quantity of witnesses is immaterial while there are small number of qualitative witnesses.

00:50Still, the number of 54 witnesses examined by the prosecution is not small.

01:00The Land and State Defence Council also elised that the audio conversations in question have

01:09not been examined by more than one department like CID.

01:14In this regard we would hold that the genuineness of the report of CID has not been challenged

01:22nor has the report been proved in genuine whereupon no other department was in need of holding

01:31further examination thereof.

01:33It is the further allegation of the Land and State Defence Council that accused Shachasina

01:41and Asanandam Khan Kamal did not incite or order the commission of the crimes against humanity

01:51as elised nor did participate in the commission thereof and thus they deserve to be acquitted.

01:59The Land and State Prosecutor in course of summing up asked for passing necessary order restraining

02:22Abamelech from running activities as a political party.

02:29Although the prosecution depicted series of words dates of Abamelech regime in the language

02:41of the prosecution.

02:43The tribunal does not incline to discuss on this point since this is not the issue of

03:02the instant case.

03:04It has come to the notice of the tribunal that accused Shachasina in defiance of the

03:14orders of the tribunal to appear and contest the case has given interviews in the media

03:22wherein she denied the allegations labelled against her in this case and also made some

03:29derogatory remarks.

03:30I have noted this aspect beforehand.

03:36But in some of her interviews she impliedly admitted her superior common responsibility.

03:48The United Nations Human Rights Commission categorically stated in its report there, the political

03:55leaders issued direct orders and other directives authorizing and guiding operations by BGB,

04:09rape, DGFI, Bangladesh police, and detective branch that involved serious violations of human

04:20rights against protesters and other civilians including extrajudicial killings and arbitrary

04:28detention.

04:29It has been stated in the report that 1400 people have been killed by use of lethal weapons during the July

04:42movement in 2004.

04:45By the political leaders, the United Nations Human Rights Commission meant the highest government

04:55authorities.

04:56The authorities in question are unprecedented in the history of Bangladesh.

05:01The nature and extent of cruelty administered upon the protestors, inclusive of infants,

05:12women and old, steered the hearts of the people throughout the world.

05:20On seeing the scenario of death and injured protesters and their outcry in the videos displayed

05:37in the courtroom and also seeing the victim witnesses in the courtroom for giving testimony who lost their

05:53skull, eyes, nose, hands and legs.

05:59Any human being will fail to be in the normal state of mind seeing such scenario.

06:12Such atrocities must be brought to an end at any cost.

06:18Justice must not fail.

06:22Our

06:47Count number one incitement, count number two order to kill, count number three inaction

06:57to prevent the atrocities and failing to take punitive actions against the perpetrators.

07:11And thus, if she is punishable, she is liable to punish under Section 3, Subsection 1A,

07:27Section 3, Subsection 2, Clause G, Section 3, Subsection 2, Clause H, Section 4, Subsection

07:363, Clause 1, Clause B and Section 4, Subsection 3 of the International Crime Sibonel sect,

07:451973, under the charge number one, what we do hold that, what all these three counts of

08:03crime against humanity, we do incline to award a single sentence that is the sentence of

08:19impeachment till national death, under charge one.

08:26Under charge two, Acuse Haka Sina is liable on two counts, on one count.

08:46There are several counts, but one count that is passing the order for deploying drones, helicopters,

09:01and using lethal weapons to kill the protesters.

09:07She committed crime against humanity under Section 3, Subsection 2A and Section 4, Subsection 1B

09:18of the International Crime Sibonel Act, 1973.

09:25She also committed the same crime, the same crime against humanity on the second count of

09:45second count killing six persons at Sankapulokrata, who was committed in contemplation, in

09:52forbearance by virtue of her order, as stated beforehand.

09:59And similarly, she committed the same crime, same crime, that is the crime against humanity,

10:06on another count, for causing the crime against humanity, the same crime against humanity, on

10:08another count.

10:09for causing the killings, at Ashulia of Sabah, killing of six persons.

10:10For all these three counts, she committed the same crime against humanity, on another count,

10:16for causing the killings at Ashulia of Sabah.

10:18killing of six persons.

10:19For all these three counts, we have decided to inflict her, with only one sentence, that

10:25is sentence of death.

10:26For all these three counts, we have decided to inflict her, with only one sentence, that

10:31is sentence of death.

10:32For all these three counts, we have decided to inflict her, with only one sentence, that

10:47is sentence of death.

10:53For all these three counts, we have decided to inflict her, with only one sentence, and

11:11with only two counts, we have decided to inflict her, with only one sentence, and the

11:29Please tell him.

11:35Accused Asadu Jaman Khan Kamal is liable for committing crime against humanity for the

11:53occurrence of killing six persons at Sankharpur of Kaka.

12:09In this occurrence they are liable for committing crimes against humanity by their abatment and

12:21failing to prevent the atrocities and also to failing to take necessary preventive measures,

12:33punitive punitive measures and thus Asadu Jaman Khan Kamal is head liable for the commission

12:45of crime against humanity under section 3 to A, 3 to G, 3 to H, 4, 1, E, 4, 3 of the International

12:57Crime Tribunal Act, 1973 for the commission of killing of six persons both at Sankharpur and

13:07six persons at Asulia of Sabah and for both the occurrences.

13:19He committed four counts of offenses that is crime against humanity four times by his abatment

13:32and failure to take necessary actions in Sankharpur by his abatment and failure to take necessary

13:39actions at Asulia.

13:41So, for all these four counts we have decided to award a single sentence of death to Asadu Jaman

13:55Jaman.

13:56As regards Chaudhari Abdullah al-Mamun as I have elucidated before he has contributed to the

14:12trial of this case by making full and true disclosure of the circumstances within his knowledge.

14:23And yet, he also admitted and he was involved in all the occurrences throughout the 36 days

14:37of movement.

14:38Considering both his contributions, his admissions with the material evidences to the tribunal to

14:53arrive at the correct decision.

14:56And also, in consideration of the gravity of the offense, we are both remitting his sentence and

15:13avoiding a sentence with leniency.

15:15That is, the offenses involve capital punishment.

15:22But for his contribution, we have decided to inflict him with the sentence of imprisonment for

15:32five years.

15:39The properties of accused Rekhasina.

15:43And accused Asadu Jamanthan Kamal in Bangladesh to be confiscated in favor of the state.

15:59The government is directed to pay considerable amount of compensation to the effect.

16:11Protestors concerned in this case, who have been killed in July moved by 2 0 to 4.

16:22And also, to take measures to pay adequate compensation to the old red protesters in consideration of

16:33the gravity of their injury and loss.

16:35This sentence shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions laid down in section 20,

16:43subsection 3, of the International Crimes Tribunal 1973, preferably personal to the long-standing practice.

16:56Let a copy of this judgment be transmitted to the district magistrate Dhaka for necessary actions.

17:02Let copy of the judgment be supplied to accused Saudiri Abdullah al-Mamun according to law.

17:10The ex-corneate use will not get any cookie at the moment.

17:17So thank you all very much.

17:19Thanks.

17:25Yes.

17:34Thank you, через a minute.

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