humanity.” The minister came up with the remarks while talking to journalists at the secretariat in the capital. Earlier, a delegation of a faction of Gonojagoron Mancha submitted a three-point memorandum to the minister. Officials on his behalf received the memo. “We become worried when we think that war criminals may get the president’s clemency in future. In the past, we saw that Nizami and Mujahid became ministers. So, we have to ponder about some initiatives now,” Anisul said. The minister said he will discuss the matter with decision-makers for taking initiatives so that no war criminal gets the mercy of the president in future. “All the initiatives and moves to try war criminals will go in vain if the president shows softness by granting clemency to the criminals who committed crimes against humanity in the 1971 war.” Anisul, however, said whether the move to disqualify war criminals from seeking clemency will be taken through amending constitution or changing provision of the law should be fixed after discussion. The minister said he is not prepared to find a middle ground on the trial of war criminals and their proper punishment. “We have to ensure punishment of those who were engaged in atrocities in 1971. Now we should take initiatives so that they cannot escape though legal loopholes,” he said. On the filing of a review petition against the higher court’s verdict, he said the government will decide on the matter after receiving the complete verdict. Anisul said the amended draft of the International Crimes Tribunal Act with a provision to bring organisations involved in crimes against humanity to trial would be placed in the cabinet meeting on November 3. “The ministry has already prepared the draft of the amendment in which there is a provision of trying Jamaat. It will be placed in cabinet on November 3.” The minister said there was no option but to amend the ICT Act to try Jamaat as an organisation involved in war crimes. The delegation of Gonojagoron Mancha, led by spokesperson Imran H Sarker, handed over the memo at the secretariat gate. The memo called for steps to allow the state to file a review petition against the appeal verdict of war-crime convict Delwar Hossain Sayedee. It also demanded that the constitution be amended to disqualify war criminals from seeking the president’s mercy and the ICT Act be revised to try Jamaat.
Monday, October 20, 2014
Law in offing to disqualify war crimes convicts for presidential mercy: Anisul:Daily Sun
humanity.” The minister came up with the remarks while talking to journalists at the secretariat in the capital. Earlier, a delegation of a faction of Gonojagoron Mancha submitted a three-point memorandum to the minister. Officials on his behalf received the memo. “We become worried when we think that war criminals may get the president’s clemency in future. In the past, we saw that Nizami and Mujahid became ministers. So, we have to ponder about some initiatives now,” Anisul said. The minister said he will discuss the matter with decision-makers for taking initiatives so that no war criminal gets the mercy of the president in future. “All the initiatives and moves to try war criminals will go in vain if the president shows softness by granting clemency to the criminals who committed crimes against humanity in the 1971 war.” Anisul, however, said whether the move to disqualify war criminals from seeking clemency will be taken through amending constitution or changing provision of the law should be fixed after discussion. The minister said he is not prepared to find a middle ground on the trial of war criminals and their proper punishment. “We have to ensure punishment of those who were engaged in atrocities in 1971. Now we should take initiatives so that they cannot escape though legal loopholes,” he said. On the filing of a review petition against the higher court’s verdict, he said the government will decide on the matter after receiving the complete verdict. Anisul said the amended draft of the International Crimes Tribunal Act with a provision to bring organisations involved in crimes against humanity to trial would be placed in the cabinet meeting on November 3. “The ministry has already prepared the draft of the amendment in which there is a provision of trying Jamaat. It will be placed in cabinet on November 3.” The minister said there was no option but to amend the ICT Act to try Jamaat as an organisation involved in war crimes. The delegation of Gonojagoron Mancha, led by spokesperson Imran H Sarker, handed over the memo at the secretariat gate. The memo called for steps to allow the state to file a review petition against the appeal verdict of war-crime convict Delwar Hossain Sayedee. It also demanded that the constitution be amended to disqualify war criminals from seeking the president’s mercy and the ICT Act be revised to try Jamaat.
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