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WAR CRIMES : Law minister rejects demand of trial in third country. The law minister today rejected a suggestion of holding trial of 1971 war crimes in another country, terming it unrealistic and unreasonable. The lawyers of Jamaat-e-Islami leaders who are facing war crimes charges allegedly made the suggestion during their meeting with US ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues Stephen Rapp at a hotel in Dhaka last night. Rapp met Law Minister Anisul Huq at the latters office at Secretariat this morning. When he came out, reporters raised the issue with the law minister. It is an unrealistic and unreasonable demand, he said. Talking about the meeting, the minister said Rapp has apparently expressed satisfaction over the proceedings of war crimes cases. He said Rapp has raised question about the death penalty provision for the convicted war crimes. I told him (Rapp) that no punishment other than death penalty is enough for the grievous offence committed during the country’s Liberation War in 1971, Huq added. Replying to a question, the law minister said the government has prepared a draft on the amendment of a law for trying and punishing organisations for war crimes. It will be placed before the cabinet for approval, Huq added. He however refused to say when the draft will be tabled. Emerging from the meeting with the law minister, Rapp told reporters that he had a good discussion over holding the trial of crimes against humanity committed in 1917. Details about their conversation could not be known immediately. --thedailystar.net/law-minister-rejects-demand-of-trial-in-third-country-35866
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 14:14:25 +0000

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