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He got off easy

Following the death of Ghulam Azam, four campaigners for war crimes trial, while talking to The Daily Star, expressed frustration as the war criminal did not get due punishment.

SHAHRIAR KABIR
"The family members of 30 lakh martyrs had been denied justice. He [Ghulam Azam] deserved death penalty for his involvement in genocide but the tribunal awarded him a 90-year imprisonment," said the eminent war crimes researcher and campaigner.
"Due to the generosity of tribunal, the families of martyrs have been deprived of justice. Why did the tribunal show mercy to such a notorious killer? Did he ever show mercy to the martyrs?
"If courts continue to show mercy, no war criminals will get due punishment in future. One after another war criminals will die before serving the sentence fully," he said out of frustration.
Shahriar, executive president of Ekatturer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee, which has been campaigning for the war crimes trial for the last 22 years, called for speeding up appeals processes.
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MUNTASSIR MAMOON
"Azam was the symbol of evil forces that committed genocide and crimes against humanity. He never repented for his role during the Liberation War in 1971," said the first prosecution witness in the war crimes case against Ghulam Azam.
"He even played politics over his janaza even before his death," he said, referring to Ghulam Azam's wish that the namaz-e-janaza be conducted by war crimes accused Nizami or convicted war criminal Sayedee.
"He is a rare breed," he observed.
FERDOUSI PR1YABHASHINI
Ferdousi Priyabhashini, artist, pro-war
crimes trial activist and a victim of crimes against humanity, said Ghulam Azam was a "lucky man" because he escaped execution. "It's beyond imagination,” she said.
"Though he had to face trial after 40 years of committing crimes, the verdict could not be effective, as he had been in jail indeed for a short period of time. Instead, he was in hospital where he got services at tax payers' expense.”
The eminent sculptor lamented the long delay in bringing the war criminals like Ghulam Azam to justice.
Ghulam Azam’s roles during the Liberation War made him the subject of humiliation and hate. But he didn't
repent for what he did to the nation in 1971.
The people of Bangladesh are generous enough allowing him to be buried here, she added.
IMRAN HSARKER
"The long delay in trying Azam has deprived the nation of justice," said Imran H Sarker, leader of a Gonojagoron Mancha faction.
He urged the government to stay alert to further delay in the ongoing trials.
Imran-led Gonojagoron Mancha yesterday opened a four-day exhibition at Shahbagh on the crimes committed by Ghulam Azam during and after the Liberation War, 1971.