Bangladesh Tribunal sentences Sheikh Hasina in absentia, Awami League slams verdict as ‘unconstitutional’
The Awami League has strongly condemned a six-month prison sentence handed down to former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in her absence, calling the verdict “unconstitutional and unlawful.”Hasina, daughter of Bangladesh’s founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was sentenced on Wednesday on contempt of court charges based on a leaked phone conversation in which she allegedly interfered with judicial proceedings.The Awami League described the case as “false and farcical,” claiming the tribunal, formed by the “illegitimate interim militant regime,” issued the sentence without granting Hasina any opportunity for self-defence or legal representation.“No hearing was conducted, and no counsel for Sheikh Hasina was allowed to present arguments. The tribunal theatrically ordered her, while abroad, to appear by May 25 and has now issued this sentence without a hearing,” the party said in its statement.Additionally, Shakil Akanda Bulbul, a leader of the Awami League’s student wing Chhatra League, was sentenced to two months in jail in connection with the same case.The party slammed the ruling as an act of “judicial terrorism” and “mob justice,” accusing “the extremist group led by the criminal Yunus” of turning the legal system into a mockery.The Awami League emphasized that under Bangladesh’s legal system, no individual can be declared guilty unless proven beyond a reasonable doubt, a principle they claim was disregarded in Hasina’s case.Calling on the people of Bangladesh and the international community to stand against what it described as the “destruction of the rule of law and the judicial system,” the party stated, “Together with the people, we will defeat this murderous, militant clique.”(This story was taken from syndicated feed and was only edited for style by Gujarat Samachar Digital team)
The Awami League has strongly condemned a six-month prison sentence handed down to former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in her absence, calling the verdict “unconstitutional and unlawful.”
Hasina, daughter of Bangladesh’s founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was sentenced on Wednesday on contempt of court charges based on a leaked phone conversation in which she allegedly interfered with judicial proceedings.
The Awami League described the case as “false and farcical,” claiming the tribunal, formed by the “illegitimate interim militant regime,” issued the sentence without granting Hasina any opportunity for self-defence or legal representation.
“No hearing was conducted, and no counsel for Sheikh Hasina was allowed to present arguments. The tribunal theatrically ordered her, while abroad, to appear by May 25 and has now issued this sentence without a hearing,” the party said in its statement.
Additionally, Shakil Akanda Bulbul, a leader of the Awami League’s student wing Chhatra League, was sentenced to two months in jail in connection with the same case.
The party slammed the ruling as an act of “judicial terrorism” and “mob justice,” accusing “the extremist group led by the criminal Yunus” of turning the legal system into a mockery.
The Awami League emphasized that under Bangladesh’s legal system, no individual can be declared guilty unless proven beyond a reasonable doubt, a principle they claim was disregarded in Hasina’s case.
Calling on the people of Bangladesh and the international community to stand against what it described as the “destruction of the rule of law and the judicial system,” the party stated, “Together with the people, we will defeat this murderous, militant clique.”
(This story was taken from syndicated feed and was only edited for style by Gujarat Samachar Digital team)
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