By JULHAS ALAM, Associated Press – Oct 3, 2011
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A senior leader from Bangladesh’s largest Islamic party was charged Monday with war crimes for allegedly leading groups that took part in killing, looting, arson and rape during the country’s 1971 independence war against Pakistan.
A special tribunal set up by the government to deal with charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity stemming from the war accepted 20 of 31 charges filed by the prosecution against the Jamaat-e-Islami party’s Delwar Hossain Sayedee, including those that he aided Pakistan.
Bangladesh — with help from India — won independence from Pakistan in 1971 after a nine-month war. Bangladesh says Pakistani soldiers, aided by local collaborators, killed an estimated 3 million people, raped about 200,000 women and forced millions to flee their homes during the war.
Categories: Bangladesh, Human Rights, Women Rights
Why did it take them so long?
They are faster than Pakistanis and moving in right direction. In Pakistan they have given free hand to JI to adopt all possible means to hurt Pakistan’s economy and politics. There JI is exercising its agenda very successfully under the shadow of democracy.