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War crimes trial internal matter of Bangladesh: India

War crimes trial internal matter of Bangladesh: IndiaNew Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Days after Bangladesh hanged Jamaat leader Mir Quasem Ali for war crimes committed during the country's 1971 Liberation War, India on Friday said it has been supportive of the judicial process of Bangladesh's war crimes tribunal and that it is an internal issue of that country.

"India has been supportive of a judicial process under the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) of Bangladesh to address the pending issue of justice for war crimes committed during the movement for the independence of Bangladesh in 1971," MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup said in a statement.

He said the "ICT process to bring the perpetrators of war crimes to justice has wide popular support in Bangladesh. It is also an internal issue of Bangladesh."

 

On September 3, Bangladesh executed Islamist tycoon Mir Quasem, 63, who was the financial backer of the opposition Jamaat-e-Islami party. He had led the Al-Badr militia that supported the Pakistan Army during the nation's Liberation War in 1971.

Pakistan had in a statement said it was "saddened" at the execution and maintained that "The act of suppressing the Opposition, through flawed trials, is completely against the spirit of democracy".

Bangladesh had protested against Pakistan's "interference" in its internal affairs.

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