"Sheikh Hasina should be sentenced to death 1400 times," the plaintiff's appeal to the court

 

"Sheikh Hasina should be sentenced to death  1400 times," the plaintiff's appeal to the court

 

Dhaka  Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been called for the death penalty for her “worst crackdown” on student-led protests last year.

 

Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India after violent student protests last year, is facing a case of “crimes against humanity” in Bangladesh.

 

According to a leaked audio clip, Sheikh Hasina ordered security forces to use “dangerous weapons” against protesters, but Sheikh Hasina has denied such allegations.

In an audio leaked online in March, Sheikh Hasina can be heard saying that she is authorizing security forces to use dangerous weapons against protesters and ordering them to shoot.

 

It is worth noting that according to a UN investigation team, about 1,400 people were killed during the last protest movement, while Sheikh Hasina and her party, the Awami League, have denied such allegations.

Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam told the court on Thursday that Sheikh Hasina should be sentenced to 1,400 deaths, but since that is not possible, she should be hanged once.

He said that Sheikh Hasina wanted to remain in power for life and was only concerned about her family.

Sheikh Hasina’s lawyer maintained that the police were forced to open fire in response to the violent actions of the protesters.

Along with Sheikh Hasina, a case is also being filed against Interior Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former Police Chief Chaudhry Abdullah Al-Mamun in her government.

It is worth noting that the protest began against the quota given to veterans of the 1971 war in the civil service, which quickly turned into a major movement, which resulted in the end of Sheikh Hasina’s government, which had been in power in the country for 15 years.

The most horrific scenes of the movement were seen on August 5, when Sheikh Hasina fled the country by helicopter as crowds of protesters were gathering at her residence in Dhaka.