February 05, 2013
AFP
Dhaka
A man was burnt to death as riots rocked Dhaka ahead of a verdict on Tuesday against a senior Islamist opposition official accused of genocide during Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence against Pakistan.   Abdul Quader Molla, 64, assistant secretary general of the

Jamaat-e-Islami party, could be sentenced to death by the controversial International Crimes Tribunal following charges of rape, genocide and murder.
Jamaat announced a nationwide strike on Tuesday after the tribunal on Monday announced the verdict would be delivered the following day. Jamaat warned it would resist at …

February 5, 2013
AFP
A Bangladeshi court sentenced a senior opposition official to life in prison Tuesday for mass murder and crimes against humanity during the 1971 war.
Abdul Quader Molla, 64, the fourth highest ranked leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, is the first politician to be found guilty by the International Crimes Tribunal, a much-criticised domestic court based in Dhaka.
Before the verdict was announced, a man was burned to death as riots rocked the city.
Molla was sentenced following charges of rape, genocide and murder.
Jamaat announced a nationwide strike on Tuesday and warned …

Jan 21, 2013
Shafiq Alam (AFP)
DHAKA — A controversial Bangladeshi war crimes court probing the nation’s bloody independence struggle sentenced a fugitive Islamic TV preacher to death Monday as it handed down its first judgement.
Maolana Abul Kalam Azad, who has been on the run for about a year, “is found guilty… to be hanged by the neck until he is dead” for genocide and murder during the 1971 liberation war against Pakistan, Judge Obaidul Hasan announced.
The International Crimes Tribunal, a domestic body with no …

(AFP)
THE HAGUE — The International Criminal Court will issue a verdict in the trial of Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga on March 14, the tribunal’s first judgment since it was launched almost a decade ago.[Photo: Thomas Lubanga faces two war crimes charges for enlisting child soldiers to fight for his militia (AFP/ANP/File, Ed Oudenaarden)]
“The decision on the innocence or guilt of Thomas Lubanga will be delivered on March 14 by ICC judges,” the Hague-based court said in a statement, adding the public hearing was to start at 10:00 am (0900 …

The Simon Wiesenthal Center on Wednesday launched an 11th-hour drive to find and prosecute Nazi war criminals while they are still alive, saying a new legal precedent in Germany could make it possible to bring dozens of suspects to trial.

The first trial of a suspected collaborator from Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence heard Wednesday how the accused, now a senior politician, led a wave of looting and arson by pro-Pakistan militia.

DHAKA — Human Rights Watch called on Thursday for Bangladesh to investigate threats to defence lawyers and witnesses at a court probing alleged war crimes from the nation’s 1971 war of independence.
The court, set up last year to try people suspected of carrying out atrocities during Bangladesh’s bloody nine-month battle against Pakistan, is due to start its first trial on November 20.
“Harassment of defence counsel and witnesses further tarnishes a flawed process,” Brad Adams, Asia director at the New York-based watchdog, said.
“If …

Delawar Hossain Sayedee, leader of Jamat-i-Islami, Bangladesh’s largest Islamic party, has been indicted with 20 counts, including genocide, rape, arson and religious persecution during Bangladesh’s nine-month war of independence with the then West Pakistan. Sayedee, who was known as “Deilla Razakar” during the period of war, has in particular been charged with involvement in the killing of 3,000 unarmed people. If proven guilty, Sayedee could face a death sentence. Sayedee has denied all charges against him.
Sayedee will be now be tried by the so-called International Crimes Tribunal, a domestic tribunal …

A special court in Bangladesh on Monday charged its first suspect with atrocities including genocide, rape and religious persecution during the country’s 1971 war of independence against Pakistan.
Delawar Hossain Sayedee, a leader of an opposition Islamic party, will be tried at the tribunal set up last year to investigate those accused of crimes committed during the nine-month conflict.
“Sayedee has been charged with 20 counts including crimes against humanity, murder, genocide, rape, arson, looting and forcibly converting Hindus to Islam,” public prosecutor Abdur Rahman Howlader told AFP. Judge Nizamul Huq read …

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi court set up to try people accused of war crimes during the 1971 battle for independence from Pakistan was adjourned Thursday, delaying the outlining of the first charges.
The Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal, which was established last year by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will hear cases of alleged collaborators who are accused of crimes ranging from mass killings to rape.
Delwar Hossain Sayedee, a senior official of the opposition Jamaat-e-Islami, the country’s largest Islamic party, was due to be charged Thursday but …

A special Bangladeshi court set up to try people suspected of war crimes during the 1971 battle for independence from Pakistan is expected to frame charges against its first suspect on Thursday.
The Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal, which was set up last year by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will hear cases of alleged collaborators who are accused of crimes ranging from mass killings to rape.
Delwar Hossain Sayedee, a senior official of the opposition Jamaat-e-Islami, the country’s largest Islamic party, was scheduled to be the …

MONTREAL: Canada said Saturday it had arrested a suspected Pakistani war criminal, the second such arrest made since the government listed 30 foreigners actively sought on Canadian soil.
Arshad Muhammad, 42, was arrested thanks to public tips, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said in a statement.
The Toronto Sun said that Muhammad, who also goes by Certosa Aranci, was arrested after he was recognized in a store in Mississauga, just west of Toronto.
On Friday, authorities said they had arrested former Honduran soldier Cristobal Gonzalez-Ramirez, who …