(17 Oct 2024)
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Dhaka, Bangladesh – 17 October 2024
1. Various of head of tribunal Golam Mortuza Majumdar’s car entering Dhaka-based International Crimes Tribunal, escorted by police vehicle
2. Majumdar entering court
3. Prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam and others entering court
4. Wide of journalists waiting at court premises
5. Journalist waiting for Islam’s statement
6. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Muhammad Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor:
“These crimes (alleged crimes against humanity during a student-led uprising in July and August) were committed on a large scale, across Bangladesh. We prayed before the court that those who are accused of these crimes, they are immensely influential, if they are not arrested, it will be very difficult to conduct the investigation. Ordinary people, even the family members of the martyrs, are not daring to speak out for fear of them. We had applied for an arrest warrant for the sake of a fair investigation.”
7. Cutaway of journalists listening
8. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Muhammad Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor:
“The (international crimes) tribunal granted the petition and ordered the arrest of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The court asked to produce Sheikh Hasina before the tribunal by November 18.”
9. Various of court exterior, Bangladesh flag
STORYLINE:
A special court in Bangladesh issued arrest warrants on Thursday for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 others, including her close aides, on charges 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 said 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 submitted by the prosecution.
There was no immediate reaction from Hasina’s Bangladesh Awami League party.
Hasina fled the country to India on Aug. 5 after weeks of violent protests over government job quotas in which hundreds of people died. Prosecutors said in the petitions that Hasina, her close aides and security agencies were responsible for killing the protesters and others.
It is not clear if India will respond to any request from Bangladesh for Hasina’s extradition under a mutual treaty. The tribunal’s chief prosecutor, Muhammad Tajul Islam, earlier said they would seek help from Interpol, if necessary, to get Hasina back.
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