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Big news has come out from Bangladesh where the Bangladesh court has sentenced former PM Sheikh Hasina to death on two charges, after which the same discussion is taking place everywhere that can now Bangladesh Army or Police forcefully arrest Sheikh Hasina from India? Let us tell you what are the rules for this and how will be the further process. Before that, know that on Monday, the International Crimes Tribunal of Dhaka found Sheikh Hasina guilty of crimes against humanity and called her the mastermind of the murders during the student movement in 2024.
Can Bangladesh Police or Army arrest Sheikh Hasina?
Now the question arises whether Bangladesh police or army will arrest him from India? For this, first of all you have to understand the India-Bangladesh Extradition Treaty. In 2013, India and Bangladesh implemented an extradition treaty to exchange criminals to combat extremism and terrorism on their common borders. But in 2016, this treaty was amended to make the extradition process even easier. This treaty provides for the extradition of people who have been convicted of charges punishable with a sentence of at least one year.
Can Hasina avoid going to Bangladesh under Article 7?
Under the India-Bangladesh extradition treaty, India can also refuse to hand over Sheikh Hasina under Article 7 of the treaty. But there is a condition for this. In fact, both countries can refuse to each other against extraditing a person against whom a case is already pending in some other case in the country in which he has taken refuge. For example, if any criminal case was going on against Sheikh Hasina in India, India could have refused to extradite Sheikh Hasina, but this is not the case in her case.
India can refuse extradition but…
India may refuse to hand over Sheikh Hasina under Article 8 of the Bangladesh extradition treaty. A section of the treaty (Article 8) says that India can refuse extradition if the case is not made in “good faith in the interest of justice”. Meaning, if India believes that Bangladesh’s allegation is “political in nature”, then the government can refuse extradition. However, some crimes (such as murder, disappearance) do not fall within the definition of “political crimes” in the treaty, so this argument cannot fully apply to all the cases against Sheikh Hasina.
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