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Ghulam Azam indicted
 [Bangla Daily Star] Ghulam Azam, considered by many as the symbol of war crimes during the Liberation War of Bangladesh, was yesterday indicted on five charges of crimes against humanity.After framing the charges, the International Crimes Tribunal-1 set June 5 for the trial to begin with opening statement from the prosecution. The charges against Ghulam Azam include involvement in murder and torture of unarmed people; and conspiracy, planning, incitement and complicity to commit genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1971 war. The charges were based on 60 incidents of crimes against humanity. Ghulam Azam was the ameer of East Pakistain Jamaat-e-Islami ... The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... during the Liberation War. He campaigned across Bangladesh and even in Pakistain (then West Pakistain) in an attempt to foil the liberation efforts. He played a key role in forming Shanti (peace) Committee and Razakar, Al Badr and Al Shams forces, which actively helped the Pak forces in committing massacres across the country. Three million people were killed and over two million women were raped during the nine-month war. Yesterday, Tribunal-1 Chairman Justice Md Nizamul Huq read out the charges with an introduction to the formation of the tribunal, a brief history of the Liberation War, a profile of Ghulam Azam and submissions of the prosecution and the defence along with the court's views on the case. Posted by: Fred 2012-05-14 |
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