'Not only war criminals, Jamaat must be under trial'
Sunday, 18 April 2010
Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh could also be brought under the war crimes tribunal as the 'International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973' has the provision to try the organised forces along with the individuals for human rights violation during the liberation war.
"There is provision in 'International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973' that not only individuals but also the organisation itself for committing activities of human rights violation could be convicted," said noted journalist, writer and acting president of Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee Shahriar Kabir in an exclusive interview with the news agency Saturday, reports BSS.
"After starting the trial, we would raise our previous demand to try Jamaat as collaborating force for violating the human rights and ban their politics in the independent Bangladesh," he said.
However, 39 years has passed since the liberation, he said, "We welcome the government move to try the war criminals but we have some recommendations about formation of the tribunals and government's line of action for successfully holding the trial".
The government should recruit at least 25 prosecutors and 25 investigative officers for the tribunal, as it would have to deal with a large number of tasks.
The committee chief said the war criminals and their associates were carrying out a multi dimensional campaign at home and abroad to foil the trial.
"During my visit to London this month, I have got reports that some very close ally of top war criminals are lobbying at the international war bar association, House of Commons and other reputed international human rights organisations including Amnesty International against the trial," he added.
Mr Shahriar said the war criminals and their associate organisations had large funds in their hand to create a public opinion internationally against the trial saying the tribunals was formed to harass the opponent leaders for political conflict.
He said the government needed to face this propaganda through diplomacy but the missions abroad were not properly informed as well as not updated about the trial and 'International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973' to face this kind of propaganda of war criminals.
"There is provision in 'International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973' that not only individuals but also the organisation itself for committing activities of human rights violation could be convicted," said noted journalist, writer and acting president of Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee Shahriar Kabir in an exclusive interview with the news agency Saturday, reports BSS.
"After starting the trial, we would raise our previous demand to try Jamaat as collaborating force for violating the human rights and ban their politics in the independent Bangladesh," he said.
However, 39 years has passed since the liberation, he said, "We welcome the government move to try the war criminals but we have some recommendations about formation of the tribunals and government's line of action for successfully holding the trial".
The government should recruit at least 25 prosecutors and 25 investigative officers for the tribunal, as it would have to deal with a large number of tasks.
The committee chief said the war criminals and their associates were carrying out a multi dimensional campaign at home and abroad to foil the trial.
"During my visit to London this month, I have got reports that some very close ally of top war criminals are lobbying at the international war bar association, House of Commons and other reputed international human rights organisations including Amnesty International against the trial," he added.
Mr Shahriar said the war criminals and their associate organisations had large funds in their hand to create a public opinion internationally against the trial saying the tribunals was formed to harass the opponent leaders for political conflict.
He said the government needed to face this propaganda through diplomacy but the missions abroad were not properly informed as well as not updated about the trial and 'International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973' to face this kind of propaganda of war criminals.