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| War crimes trial not for harassing Jamaat |
| 2009-04-28 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] The trial of war criminals is not a trial of Jamaat-e-Islami, State Minister for Liberation War Affairs ABM Tajul Islam said. Criticising remarks of Jamaat leaders on the trial of war criminals issue, the state minister said, "Jamaat leaders have been making negative remarks since the initiative to try war criminals was taken. We are trying the war criminals not Jamaat leaders...why does this irritate them?" Probably because the two are one. He was speaking to a private TV channel after a meeting with the principal staff officer of the army at his ministry office yesterday. He said, "They say that the nation is being divided in the name of trial of war criminals and conspiracy is being hatched to harass Jamaat politically. If they are innocent, why are they making such a fuss about it? People of the country want the trial of war criminals and the trial will take place in the country." He said cases filed against war criminals across the country would be brought under the purview of the trial process and the list of freedom fighters would also be corrected. "Special allowances would be given to freedom fighters who served in the army," he said. |
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