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| Prosecution seeks capital punishment for Mobarak |
| 2014-05-20 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] The prosecution of the trial of alleged razakar commander Mobarak Hossain alias Mobarak Ali ended their part of the closing arguments yesterday, seeking death for the accused for the crimes against humanity he committed in Brahmanbaria during the 1971 Liberation War. At the end of argument session, prosecutor Md Shahidur Rahman said: "We think we have been able to prove all the five charges brought against the accused beyond reasonable doubt and we are pleading for maximum punishment for him." He made arguments for documentary evidence and for legal arguments. The International Crimes Tribunal 1 appreciated the way he placed the new charge of genocide for the first time against Mobarak. He said charges number two and five might fulfil the gravity of genocide "if we can prove that the accused committed the crime against a particular group." The prosecution mentioned the group should be "pro-liberation." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 The Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971? The prosecution took its time. |
| Posted by: Squinty 2014-05-20 19:37 |