Crimes against humanity during recent uprising
Govt to set up tribunal with int'l support: CA
FE REPORT | Tuesday, 3 September 2024
The interim government plans to establish a domestic tribunal with international support to try people accused of committing crimes against humanity during the student-led uprising.
Chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus on Monday discussed the issue with Toby Cadman, a top human rights lawyer, extradition specialist and the joint head of the London-based The Guernica 37 law firm.
Mr Cadman met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday at the state guest house Jamuna, said a spokesperson of the CA.
Cadman stressed the need for establishing an effective domestic legal framework for truth, justice, and accountability in Bangladesh, supported by the international community and endorsed by its own people.
In presenting a number of proposals to the Chief Adviser, he expressed his readiness to support Bangladesh to develop a framework for the extradition of persons involved in crimes against humanity, economic crimes, and political corruption who fled the country with their ill-gotten assets.
The Chief Adviser heard his proposals and asked him to make a written submission. He said his government is committed to holding internationally acceptable trials of the people who ordered and carried out the massacre during the student-led revolution.
Professor Muhammad Yunus said one of the top priorities of the Interim Government is to bring back billions of dollars laundered during Sheikh Hasina's 15-year-long autocratic regime.