Quinze oficiais militares de Bangladesh, incluindo oficiais de alto escalão, estão sob custódia por supostos crimes contra a humanidade durante o governo do xeque Hasina, enfrentando julgamento em 22 de outubro. Fifteen Bangladeshi military officers, including high-ranking ones, are in custody over alleged crimes against humanity during Sheikh Hasina’s rule, facing trial on October 22.

Quinze oficiais do Exército de Bangladesh, incluindo oficiais de alto escalão, foram colocados sob custódia militar após mandados de prisão do Tribunal Internacional de Crimes (TPI) por supostos crimes contra a humanidade, incluindo desaparecimentos forçados durante o mandato do ex-primeiro-ministro Sheikh Hasina. Fifteen Bangladesh Army officers, including high-ranking officials, have been placed in military custody following arrest warrants from the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) over alleged crimes against humanity, including enforced disappearances during former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s tenure. As TIC, investigando detenções secretas e torturas ligadas ao regime da Liga Awami, indiciou 30 indivíduos, sendo 27 atuais ou antigos militares. The ICT, investigating secret detentions and torture linked to the Awami League regime, has indicted 30 individuals, with 27 being current or former military personnel. Os oficiais, a maioria servindo, devem comparecer ao tribunal em 22 de outubro, marcando o primeiro processo civil em larga escala de funcionários ativos e antigos de segurança em Bangladesh. The officers, most serving, are to appear in court on October 22, marking the first large-scale civilian prosecution of active and former security officials in Bangladesh. O governo interino, liderado por Muhammad Yunus, recebeu cerca de 1.700 queixas de desaparecimento, e os militares prometeram cooperação total com o processo legal. The interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, has received around 1,700 disappearance complaints, and the military has pledged full cooperation with the legal process.