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Bangladesh’s Chief Counsel Muhammad Yunus hailed a special tribunal’s verdict against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her aide, saying the verdict made it clear that no one, regardless of power, is above the law, reaffirming a fundamental principle.
The International Criminal Tribunal-Bangladesh (ICT-BD) sentenced Sheikh Hasina, 78, and her former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to death in absentia for crimes against humanity during last year’s student revolt.
The court had earlier declared Sheikh Hasina a fugitive.
Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been living in India after fleeing Bangladesh due to massive protests on August 5 last year. Earlier the court had declared him a fugitive. Yunus said in a statement, ‘The clarity with which the Bangladesh Tribunal has expressed its views today is echoed throughout the country and beyond. The conviction and sentence reaffirm a fundamental principle that no person is above the law, no matter how much power he or she holds.’
Sheikh Hasina’s 16-year rule ends after student protest
Yunus took charge as the chief advisor to the interim government in August last year after massive protests in Bangladesh ended Sheikh Hasina’s 16-year rule and she moved to India. Responding to the verdict, Hasina denied the allegations as biased and politically motivated and said the verdict was given by an unauthorized tribunal, established and presided over by an unelected government that has no democratic mandate. In his statement, Yunus said that this decision provides justice to thousands of people and families affected by the insurgency of July and August 2024 who are still grappling with their losses.
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