BNP trying to hinder war crimes trial: Syed Ashraf
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam Tuesday said the opposition BNP is trying to hinder the trial of war criminals, reports BSS.
"The BNP has taken stand in favour of the war criminals by supporting the December 26 hartal called by Ulema-Mashayekh Parishad. The hartal has been called to prevent the trial of crimes against humanity," he said while talking to reporters after placing wreath at the Martyred Intellectuals' Memorial at Rayerbazar in the city.
The AL general secretary asserted that the trial of war criminals would be completed within the tenure of the present government.
Those who believe in the spirit of liberation war and support war crimes trial belong to the grand alliance, he said.
The minister said the verdict of the war crimes trial would be executed like that in the Bangabandhu murder case.
Referring to the killings of intellectuals by Pakistani occupation force on December 14 in 1971, he said they did it in collaboration with their local allies to cripple the country intellectually.
He expressed firm determination for holding trial of the killings of intellectuals.
Earlier, Syed Ashraful Islam placed wreath at the Intellectuals' Memorial on behalf of the AL.
AL Joint General Secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif, Organising Secretary and State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Jahangir Kabir Nanak and Bahauddin Nasim were present, among others.
"The BNP has taken stand in favour of the war criminals by supporting the December 26 hartal called by Ulema-Mashayekh Parishad. The hartal has been called to prevent the trial of crimes against humanity," he said while talking to reporters after placing wreath at the Martyred Intellectuals' Memorial at Rayerbazar in the city.
The AL general secretary asserted that the trial of war criminals would be completed within the tenure of the present government.
Those who believe in the spirit of liberation war and support war crimes trial belong to the grand alliance, he said.
The minister said the verdict of the war crimes trial would be executed like that in the Bangabandhu murder case.
Referring to the killings of intellectuals by Pakistani occupation force on December 14 in 1971, he said they did it in collaboration with their local allies to cripple the country intellectually.
He expressed firm determination for holding trial of the killings of intellectuals.
Earlier, Syed Ashraful Islam placed wreath at the Intellectuals' Memorial on behalf of the AL.
AL Joint General Secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif, Organising Secretary and State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Jahangir Kabir Nanak and Bahauddin Nasim were present, among others.