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| Anisul: Law will be amended to try Jamaat |
| 2019-01-10 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] The International Crimes Tribunal Act will be amended soon to try 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... as a political party for crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War, Law Minister Anisul Huq said yesterday. "As per the directive of Prime Minister |
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