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War Criminals

Trial to be fairer than Nuremberg: Minister

Staff Correspondent
Law Minister Shafique Ahmed yesterday said the trial of war criminals in Bangladesh will be held in a better and more acceptable, transparent and fair manner than the Nuremberg, trials in Germany.
Some war criminals were convicted and sentenced with death penalty in the Nuremberg trials and their sentences were then executed, as the convicts could not appeal with the higher court against their convictions and then questions were raised on the fairness and transparency of the trial, he said.
He said the trial ofwarcrimi-nals committing crimes against the humanity during the country's liberation war in 1971 will be held under the International Crimes (Tribunal) Act 1973 maintaining international standard so that nobody can raise question on the fairness and transparency qfthe trial j„i The convicts will have the scope to appeal with the appellate court against their convictions as per the international crimes (tribunal) act, he added.
The minister told newsmen after holding separate meetings with a four-member dele-gation of the European Commission (EC) led by David Tirr, and with Saudi Ambassador Dr Abdullah Bin Naser Al Busairi at his secretariat office in the afternoon.
The Nuremberg Trials were a series of trials or tribunals, most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military and economic leadership of Nazi Germany after its defeat in World War II. The trials were held in Nuremberg from 1945 to 1946, according toWikipaedia.
It said the first and best known of these trials was the trial of the major war criminals before the International Military T6 bundl, Ivhich thedZ^ of the most important captured
leaders of Nazi Germany.
The government will appoint the investigation agency and the prosecutors for holding the trial after the passage of the next budget in the parliament, Shafique added.
The minister said he had informed the EC delegation that the judiciary of Bangladesh is now enjoying full independence, as the government has no scope for interference in appointing judges in the lower judiciary.
He told the delegation that the government has taken steps to strengthen AntiCorruption Commission (ACC) and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and to make the parliament more effective.
Saudi Arabia, which is a good friend of Bangladesh, will continue to import labour force from Bang adesh, Shafique also said, quoting the §audienvoy r,,