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Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina gets six-month prison sentence in absentia |
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Bangladesh’s ousted and self-exiled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was |
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sentenced to six months in prison by the country’s International |
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Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday in a contempt of court case, a top |
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prosecutor said. |
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Hasina has been facing since she fled to India after deadly student-led |
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, but it was the first time the former leader was sentenced in one of |
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them. |
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Shakil Akand Bulbul, a leader of the Awami League party’s banned |
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student wing Chhatra League, was also sentenced to two months in prison |
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in the same case, Chief Prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam told reporters. |
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The party had been led by Hasina for years. |
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A three-member ICT tribunal, led by Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder, |
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delivered the verdict in their absence, noting that the sentences will |
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take effect upon arrest or surrender, the prosecutor added. |
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The contempt charges stem from a leaked phone recording where Hasina |
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was allegedly heard saying, “there are 227 cases against me, so I now |
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have a licence to kill 227 people.” |
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A forensic report by a government investigative agency later confirmed |
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the audio’s authenticity. |
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The ICT was originally set up in 2010 by Hasina’s own government to |
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try 1971 war crimes. |
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Bangladesh’s , led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, pledged to hold |
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leaders, including Hasina, accountable for rights abuses and |
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corruption, including the crackdown on the student-led uprising last |
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July that toppled Hasina’s regime. |
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The tribunal has so far issued three arrest warrants for Hasina, |
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including charges of crimes against humanity linked to the . Hasina’s |
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Awami League party remains banned while trials continue against the |
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party and its former leaders. |
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Supporters of Hasina dismiss the charges as politically motivated, but |
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the interim government insists the trials are crucial for restoring |
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accountability and rebuilding trust in Bangladesh’s democratic |
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institutions. |
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