‘Other states shouldn't speak about war crimes trial’

Mentioning the ongoing trial of war criminals is an internal matter of the country, Law Minister Anisul Huq has said the other states should not speak about this.  

The minister came up with the remark while addressing a programme at Dhanmondi’s Bilia auditorium in Dhaka on Saturday.

“The trial of the war criminals is progressing under our domestic law. It is one of our internal matters. So the other states should not speak about it,” said the law minister.

Citing such a remark that Pakistan should not speak about the war crimes trial, Anisul Huq said the Pakistan should keep their mouth shut in this regard.

The 1974 tripartite agreement is no longer valid as Pakistan violated the accord by not taking their stranded citizens back from Bangladesh, he said.

“According to a law, if any party of an agreement does not fulfil the condition, the deal becomes invalid,” added the minister.

Meanwhile, following the execution of top war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami on May 11, Pakistan issued a press statement saying, “The 1974 Tripartite Agreement is the cornerstone of relations between the two countries. It needs to be emphasised that, as part of the agreement, the Government of Bangladesh decided not to proceed with the trials as an act of clemency.”

Pakistan Prime Minister’s Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Friday said the country will raise the issue of the hanging of Jamaat-e-Islami leaders in Bangladesh at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and with other countries.