(18 Nov 2024)
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Dhaka, Bangladesh – 18 November 2024
1. Wide of police prison van entering International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) with the arrested who face charges of crimes against humanity after hundreds of people were killed in a mass uprising this summer
2. Various of police escorting arrestees to court building from prison van
3. Mohammed Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor of the tribunal, along with others walking towards tribunal building
4. Various of journalists and police waiting at tribunal premises during hearing
5. Islam with others prosecutors going to brief the press
6. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Mohammed Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor of the tribunal:
“We have informed the court that this crime has been systematically organized across an extensive area of fifty-six thousand square miles (total land area of Bangladesh) and has involved targeted persecution. To complete the investigation and submit a report suitable for trial, we need a reasonable amount of time. We requested two months, but the court has granted us one month today."
7. Cutaways of journalists
8. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Mohammed Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor of the tribunal:
“Reports have surfaced that (former Bangladeshi Prime Minister) Sheikh Hasina has fled the country and is residing in India. Therefore, we have formally submitted a request to Interpol for a red notice to facilitate her arrest.”
9. Wide of briefing
10. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Mohammed Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor of the tribunal:
“Those who have submitted power of attorney (Vakalatnama) on behalf of various defence sides have neither filed any petitions nor made any statements. They have only requested permission to speak with the accused. The court has granted this request and instructed that they may communicate under the supervision of the registrar while maintaining discipline.”
11. Various of police escorting arrestees from tribunal building to prison van after hearing
12. Wide of police prison van leaving tribunal premises
STORYLINE:
A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Monday told investigators they have one month to complete their work on ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her close aides, who face charges of crimes against humanity after hundreds of people were killed in a mass uprising this summer.
Golam Mortuza Majumdar, the head judge of the three-member International Crimes Tribunal, set Dec. 17 for investigators to finish their work, as the tribunal heard updates Monday from police about what the country’s security agencies have done to arrest Hasina and her close aides.
The decision came after prosecutors sought more time for the investigation.
Mohammed Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor of the tribunal, told the judges during Monday’s hearing that they were working in line with an extradition treaty signed earlier with India to make Hasina’s return possible.
Hasina has been living in exile in India since Aug. 5 when she fled the country amid the student-led protests.
The Dhaka-based tribunal on Oct. 17 issued arrest warrants for Hasina and 45 others, including former Cabinet ministers, advisers and military and civil officials.
The country is now being run by an interim government headed by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus.
At least 13 people, including a former law minister and a businessman who was Hasina’s private-sector adviser, appeared before the tribunal on Monday, said B.M. Sultan Mahmud, a prosecutor at the tribunal.
One former Cabinet minister was not brought to the tribunal as he was in custody for police interrogation in a separate case.
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