Death for Shariatpur Razakar Edris
A war crimes tribunal today awarded death to Edris Ali Sardar, a Razakar from Shariatpur, in absentia for committing genocide during 1971 Liberation War.
The execution can be carried out by hanging or shooting – as decided by the government, the war crimes tribunal said in its verdict announced around noon.
Bangladesh’s chief of police and the home secretary have been instructed to take necessary steps to arrest the fugitive war criminal – if necessary with the help of Interpol.
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In the charge of killing two Hindu guards, Edris was given jail until death. In the final charge of intimidating around 1,500 people, he was given seven years in jail.
On May 2, the tribunal framed four charges against Edris and another Sulaiman Mollah, 84, of Kashipur Muslimpara in the district. But Sulaiman died of old age complications at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on October 25.
According to the prosecution, Edris was a leader of Islami Chhatra Sangha, then student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, and joined Razakar Bahini.
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