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| Bangladesh charges 824 in deadly 2009 mutiny |
| 2010-07-14 |
| [Arab News] Bangladeshi police charged 824 people -- most of them border guards -- with murder, arson and other criminal acts in last year's deadly mutiny among security forces, officials said Monday. The guards revolted over alleged discrimination and demands for higher pay and other perks enjoyed by army officers, who control troops along the frontier. Of the 74 people killed, 57 were military commanders. Several civilians including two politicians were among those charged Monday, said chief investigator Abdul Kahar Akhanda, calling the February 2009 mutiny a pre-planned and cold-blooded massacre. State prosecutor Mosharraf Hossain Kazal said the accused face the death penalty. The border guard revolt rattled a new government, taking place just two months after the influential military -- which has backed 21 coups in the country's 38-year history -- relinquished power to civilian rule. The army was angry with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's handling of the mutiny, which ended through negotiations, including offers of amnesty. When dozens of bodies were discovered in shallow graves or sewers, the government rescinded the amnesty offer for leaders of the revolt. Hasina has said she will ensure justice for the families of the victims. The mutiny started in Dhaka and spread nationwide. The mutineers opened fire, blocked roads and drove commanding officers from offices and homes. Investigators have questioned 9,500 border guards and civilians and detained 2,307 suspects in what is the country's largest criminal case. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 ION TOPIX > [Burma = Myanmar] IRRAWADDY: JUNTA BUILDS/FORMS A MISSLE FORCE TO GUARD AGZ EXTERNAL THREATS. and * WMF > INDONESIA IN PANIC: CHINA STILL CLAIMS FORMAL SOVEREIGNTY OVER THE 27 ISLANDS + NATURAL RESOURCES OF KEPULUAN NANTUNA/NATUNA [located between the MALAY PENINSULA + KALIMANTAN]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-07-14 01:17 |