Source: BBC
A war crimes court in Bangladesh has ordered prison authorities to hang an Islamist leader, months after he was sentenced to death.
Abdul Kader Mullah of the Jamaat-e-Islami party was found guilty of crimes against humanity during Bangladesh’s independence war in 1971.
He could now be hanged at any time unless President Abdul Hamid or the Supreme Court intervenes.
Jamaat-e-Islami has called for a national strike on Monday in protest.
The special court has been trying Bangladeshis accused of collaborating with Pakistani forces and committing atrocities in 1971.
Bangladesh independence war, 1971
- Civil war erupts in Pakistan, pitting the West Pakistan army against East Pakistanis demanding autonomy and later independence
- Fighting forces an estimated 10 million East Pakistani civilians to flee to India
- In December, India invades East Pakistan in support of the East Pakistani people
- Pakistani army surrenders at Dhaka and its army of more than 90,000 become Indian prisoners of war
- East Pakistan becomes the independent country of Bangladesh on 16 December 1971
- The war was devastating in its brutality but there are a range of estimates for the exact number of people killed – government figures estimate as many as three million died. Other studies suggest 300-500,000 perished.
However, human rights groups say the war crimes tribunal falls short of international standards.
There are concerns that the execution of Mullah could trigger a fresh wave of violence across the country.
Mullah, who denied all the charges against him, was accused of being a member of the shadowy al-Badr force, which Jamaat is alleged to have created and which is accused of the kidnapping and murder of more than 200 Bengali intellectuals in the dying days of the war.
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Jama’at Islami (JI) believes in the killing of Ahmadis and other innocent persons. It is a militant organisation. It believes in armed struggle and armed Jihaad. JI believes in spreading religion by use of sword i.e. forced conversion of non-Muslims to Islam. Of course, it believes in the killing of any one who says good-bye to Islam.
All these things have nothing to do with Islam. The bad teachings of Maudoodi sahib have done much damage to the cause of poor Muslims all over the world. Maudoodi sahib was the prominent (Prime) person to deny and oppose the teachings of the Imam Mahdi a.s. i.e. the Promised Messiah a.s.
I am not interested whether the guilty Mulla should be hanged. The JI personnel should try to understand their mistakes and become peaceful. They should shun violence. They need to apologize to the people of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan for their blunders. Also, apologize for their stand against secularism.
One Scholar (Waheed sahib)of India said that JI in Pakistan has only nuisanse value.