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| Angry Jamaat warns of dire consequences |
| 2013-12-11 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] Jamaat-e-Islami ... The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... yesterday threatened of dire consequences if its leader and condemned war criminal Abdul Quader Mollah is executed. In the wee hours of today, it also called for a nationwide dawn-to-dusk hartal ... a peculiarly Bangla combination of a general strike and a riot, used by both major political groups in lieu of actual governance ... for today protesting the "decision to execute" Mollah. In a statement, the key component of BNP-led opposition alliance said, "Those who are involved in violating the legal process will have to answer to the people." It said the government was trying to "kill" Mollah to divert people's attention and fish in troubled water. The cost of this "conspiracy" would be fatal. "The government has proved that it wants to fulfil its desire by hanging Abdul Quader Mollah, as it only issued his [Mollah's] death warrant, but did not provide him any certified copy of the verdict, which is an utter violation of human rights ...which are often intentionally defined so widely as to be meaningless... ," read the release. It also says the government, only out of political vengeance, was "conspiring to kill" Mollah hurriedly violating the constitution, Supreme Court rules and the jail code. A judge late last night had stayed the execution of Mollah until 10:30am today. Meanwhile, ...back at the Senate, the partisans of Honorius went for their knives and the partisans of Stilicho went for the doors... pro-Jamaat online activists have started posting instigating remarks on social networks, like Facebook and Twitter, since the jail authorities sent Mollah's family a letter asking them to meet the condemned war criminal for the last time. In Rajshahi city, Jamaat-Shibir activists last night torched the house of former state minister for industries Omar Faruk Chowdhury protesting the government move to execute Mollah. They also charged petrol bombs and vandalised 30 houses during their attack in Sagorpara area around 9:00pm. No casualties were reported. In Gaibandha, following the announcement of the move to execute Mollah, Jamaat-Shibir activists vandalised the houses of Palashbari upazila unit Awami League president and five of its AL leaders in the town. They swooped on the houses, including that of AL upazila unit president Tofazzal Hossain around 8:00pm. They also torched two vehicles of upazila chairman AKM Maksud Chowdhury Bidyut. Several crude bombs were went kaboom!during the attack. |
| Posted by:Fred |