Execution of war criminals
Sector Commanders Forum slams Pak statements
Sector Commanders Forum submitted a letter to the Pakistan High Commission yesterday, protesting controversial statements after execution of war criminals Salahuddin Qader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mojaheed. The letter also urged the Pakistani Government to bring 195 recognised war criminals to justice. A three-member delegation, including forum Chairman Major General (Retd) KM Shafiullah (Bir Uttam), Senior Vice President Lieutenant General M Harun-or-Rashid (Bir Protik) and forum Secretary General Harun Habib, submitted the letter to the Pakistan High Commission.
Earlier, at around 10.00am, members of the forum commemorated martyred intellectuals on the occasion of Intellectuals Day by forming a human chain at Rayer Bazar Boddho Bhumi.
Speakers at the human chain programme said that the Pakistan Army and its local collaborators, who carried out systematic execution of leading Bengali intellectuals, do not want trial of war criminals.
They said they are happy with the recent trial of Salahuddin and Ali and demanded trial of the rest of criminals.Harun Habib said, We slam the statement made by the Pakistani Government that their army did not carry out mass killing and atrocities.
