Previous prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India in August after being ousted by a student-led rebellion, has been imprisoned since being removed from power by a Bangladeshi courtroom on Thursday.
According to Mohammad Tajul Islam, the chief prosecutor of Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal ( ICT), the court mandated that Hasina be presented to the court on November 18.
Hasina, 77, ruled Bangladesh for 15 years, a time marked by common human rights abuses, including the confinement and extrajudicial murders of political opponents.
” Sheikh Hasina was at the head of those who committed killings, deaths, and crimes against humanity between July and August”, said Islam, describing the judge’s decision as a “remarkable day”.
Since her departure from Bangladesh, Hasina has not been seen in common, with her last known area being a military airport near New Delhi, India. Her appearance in India has sparked unrest between the two nations, leading Dhaka to withdraw her political passport.
Although Bangladesh and India have an extradition agreement, a provision allows rejection if the charges are “political,” which raises questions about whether Hasina may be brought back to face trial.
Hasina’s government established the questionable ICT in 2010 to evaluate war crimes committed during Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence from Pakistan.
The court has nevertheless received widespread condemnation from the UN and human rights organizations for its inadvertent lack of legal fairness, and it is commonly believed to be a tool used by Hasina to defeat political rivals.
The jury is presently looking into a number of cases where Hasina is accused of planning the mass murders of demonstrators during her time in power.
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