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| SC slams the way killers treated |
| 2009-12-21 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] The Supreme Court in its full judgement of Bangabandhu murder case vehemently criticised the moves by subsequent governments after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for barring trial of the heinous crime and rather promoting the killers to higher or diplomatic posts. The apex court termed the killing of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members a great crime against humanity, mankind and civilisation. "A murderer is always a murderer and a terrorist is always a terrorist and is enemy to mankind and humanity and an offender in the eye of the law. To protect and shelter such killers is a great crime, a great sin and sin spares none," said Justice Md Abdul Aziz of the five-member SC bench, which dealt the historic criminal case, in his portion of the 412-page judgment. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Fred: appreciate the view |
| Posted by: Jack Salami 2009-12-21 19:21 |
| #2 Putting it into real simple terms, Sheikh Mujib was a genuine hero, from what I understand. There were multiple influences on the group who bumped him off, jealousy among them, but I'm guessing it was primarily Pak influence that put together the cabal who killed him. They couldn't come right out and ask to become part of Pakistain again, but they could -- and did -- chill Bangla's relations with India and institute a "forgive and forget" policy toward the collaborators from the 1971 war. Hence the ascendency of the BNP and the loathing with which the ANP leadership, headed by Mujib's daughter, views their political rivals, who're in my opinion damaged goods. |
| Posted by: Fred 2009-12-21 12:14 |
| #1 Does anyone have insight into this case who is not from Bangladesh since private Americans have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars defending Maj (Lancer) AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed (who claims to have been part of the coup, but not the murders...he was extradited (via a 9th Circuit ruling) from the US, so that says a lot)? |
| Posted by: Jack Salami 2009-12-21 10:25 |