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Bangladesh Minister Confident about the Trial of War Criminals


Bangladesh’s State Minister for Law Qamrul Islam said on Monday that the trial of war criminals of 1971 would soon begin because the government was determined to bring them to justice.

At a press briefing in his office he said those who instantiated the killers or took part in killing, rape and arson and loot during liberation war would be brought to book for trial.

Replying to a question, he said there was no pressure from any country on the government to hold the trial of the war criminals.

Referring to different government-level discussions for forming an investigating agency and a prosecution cell, he said the investigating agency would be formed with 5-7 members while the prosecution cell with 3-5 members.”

He also said the final decision in this regard would be taken after the return of the Law Minister from aboard.

Qamrul Islam said honest, skilled, sincere and committed people would be appointed to the investigating agency while experienced and noted lawyers to the prosecution cell.

He said those who have worked or are working on the War of Liberation and war crimes have enough information against the war criminals.

Besides, various newspapers, documents and papers preserved at home and abroad would help prove the crimes of the war criminals, he added.

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