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Dhaka protests Pakistan reaction over Quasem’s execution
[Dhaka Tribune] "Pakistain is deeply saddened over the execution of the prominent leader of 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... , Bangladesh, Mir Quasem Ali ...Jamaat-e-Islamic Central Committee member and Saudi money man in Bangla. Currently waiting to be hanged.... , for the alleged crimes committed before December 1971, through a flawed judicial process," reads the foreign office statement. Bangladesh has protested Pakistain’s reaction over the execution of condemned 1971 war criminal Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali. Additional Foreign Secretary for bilateral affairs Qamrul Ahsan summoned Pak envoy Samina Mehtab on Sunday and protested the Islamabad’s reaction, reports BSS. "The opinion that Pakistain gave over the execution of Mir Quasem Ali was entirely tantamount to interference in Bangladesh’s internal affairs," Ahsan told journalists after the envoy left the foreign office. "We have told the envoy that Quasem had scopes to appeal against the judgment and he exhausted the scopes. The apex court thought he deserved the punishment what he was handed down as he took part in the genocides in 1971," the additional foreign secretary said. He said Dhaka told Islamabad that Quasem’s trial "took place in a very transparent manner in front of everybody". Mehtab was escorted to the additional foreign secretary’s chamber at 3:15pm and came out at 3:35pm. "Nothing much to say," the envoy told the journalists while they were seeking her comments over the issue. Mir Quasem Ali was hanged on Saturday night for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. In a statement released into six hours of Jamaat leader’s execution, the External Affairs Ministry of Pakistain condemned the execution. "Pakistain is deeply saddened over the execution of the prominent leader of Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh, Mir Quasem Ali, for the alleged crimes committed before December 1971, through a flawed judicial process," reads the foreign office statement. It offered the deepest condolences to the bereaved family. The statement also said: "The act of suppressing the Opposition, through flawed trials, is completely against the spirit of democracy. Ever since the beginning of the trials, several international organizations, human rights ...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty... groups, and international legal figures have raised objections to the court proceedings, especially regarding fairness and transparency, as well as harassment of lawyers and witnesses representing the accused. Posted by: Fred 2016-09-05 |
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