WAR CRIMES: Law minister rejects demand of trial in third country
Online Report: Many intellectuals were killed by Razakars and Al-Badrs at Rayerbazar killing ground prior to the independence of Bangladesh in 1971.
The law minister today rejected a suggestion of holding trial of 1971 war crimes in another country, terming it "unrealistic" and "unreasonable".
The lawyers of Jamaat-e-Islami leaders who are facing war crimes charges allegedly made the suggestion during their meeting with US ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues Stephen Rapp at a hotel in Dhaka last night.
Rapp met Law Minister Anisul Huq at the latter's office at Secretariat this morning. When he came out, reporters raised the issue with the law minister.
"It is an unrealistic and unreasonable demand," he said.
Talking about the meeting, the minister said Rapp has apparently exp...