Dr. M. A. Hasan speaks to DOT : Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday said it would not allow any war criminals to contest the 11th general election with the ‘Sheaf of Paddy’, the party’s electoral symbol. 50 Jamaat leaders submitted their nomination forms to contest the polls with BNP symbol and 25 of them were given nominations. BNP said that there should not be any problem to use BNP’s electoral symbol by those who are not war criminals.He also claimed that there were some freedom fighters even in Jamaat-e-Islami.
In this regard, Dr. M. A. Hasan, Chairperson -War Crimes Facts Finding Committee, Bangladesh told that Jamaat-e-Islami is a political party who patronage and sponsor the war criminals. Election Commission (EC) has also cancelled the registration of Jamat- e- Islami. Therefore, if BNP gives nomination to Jamat-e-Islami leaders for the upcoming election then it should be considered as equivalent to aiding war criminals, which is a punishable offence under both national and international law. Now, as BNP is giving shelter to Jammat-e-leaders in the upcoming election then the EC and Ministry of Law should intervene.
Dr. M. A. Hasan is a Chairperson -War Crimes Facts Finding Committee
Interviewed by Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed, Executive Editor, Daily Our Time.
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