Bangladesh has asked [5] Amnesty International (AI) to retract its criticism of the country's execution plans for opposition politicians convicted of war crimes at a local tribunal. In 2013 the International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh [6] (ICTB) convicted Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid [7], a senior politician from Jamaat-e-Islami [8] and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury [9], a leader of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party [10], of war crimes committed during Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971. Their convictions and subsequent death sentences were upheld [7] earlier this year, and the two men filed review petitions to be heard by the country's top court on Nov. 17. AI stated [11] that the trials of the men "failed to meet international standards." It also noted, "in the government's haste to see more war crimes convicts executed, both men were subjected to a speeded up appeals' process. The UN has stated the ICT fails to meet international fair trial standards."
From Jurist [12], Nov. 14. Used with permission.
