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| Pakistan concerned as Bangladesh hands six JI leaders death penalty |
| 2017-11-24 |
| [DAWN] The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday expressed Pakistain's reservations over the death sentences handed to six 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... (JI) leaders by Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday for committing crimes against humanity during the 1971 war. According to The Daily Star, the six men were identified as Abu Saleh Muhammad Abdul Aziz Mia, Ruhul Amin, Abu Moslem Muhammad Ali, Abdul Latif, Najmul Huda and Abdur Rahim Mia. Latif is imprisoned, whereas the other five accused are absconding. The accused were facing charges of looting and killing a Hindu man, killing a Chhatra League ... the student wing of the Bangla Awami League ... leader and killing 13 chairmen and members of five unions, The Daily Star report said, adding that they had been indicted by the tribunal on June 28, 2016. |
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