Discussion on International Crimes Tribunal: Episode 2

Programme: Aei Jonopode, Second of a three part series.
Channel: BanglaTV UK, 18 March 2012.
Hosted by: Leesa Gazi.
Guests: Rayhan Rashid and Saikat Acharjee, members of International Crimes Strategy Forum (ICSF - www.icsforum.org).

Overview of the video and the topics discussed in this episode:

-- Skip intro [1:20]
-- Return of 195 Pakistani soldiers without trial, Delhi Treaty, clemency, and its legal significance [4:57]
-- Indemnity law for the Freedom Fighters of 1971 and its legal significance [18:03]
-- The issue of alleged war criminals within Awami League [20:58]
-- What is meant by the phrase "prosecution of international crimes" [24:38]
-- The term "genocide" and its threshold with regard to number of victims [27:01]
-- Why ICT is not an "international tribunal"? What is the true nature of ICT? [32:00]
-- Why prosecuting the crimes of 1971 in an "international tribunal" is not an option for Bangladesh? [36:49]
-- Why the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and the Evidence Act have been made inapplicable to the ICT [43:06]
-- The kind of evidence admissible before the ICT and the rationale behind their admissibility [45:26]
-- Sanctions for perjury [47:05]
-- Guidelines for sentencing. Is death penalty the only option while sentencing? [48:28]
-- Why Bangladesh is not obligated to align its legal system to the provisions of the Rome Statute or to the standards observed by the ICC (International Criminal Court) in Hague? [50:43]
-- Regarding entry of foreign lawyers in Bangladesh [55:53]
-- Safeguards to arrest, interrogation and detention [01:00:02]
-- Compelling the accused to answer the questions posed by the Tribunal judges [01:04:10]

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Unfortunately as we know our Judges are not honest according to the Skype scandal but you are so sure they are free and fair, if they are corrupt like our politicians how you can blindly support them!