in Bangladesh for crimes committed during the war for independence from Pakistan in 1971, announced by the minister of Justice. The execution is likely to trigger an angry reaction of his supporters.
The 63-year-old Mir Κουάσεμ Ali was executed in the Central Prison ΚασίμπουÏ, on the outskirts of Ï€ÏωτεÏουοσας Dhaka. He had been convicted of murder, καταγκαστική detention, torture and incitement to religious hatred during the war of independence.
He was convicted of war crimes the Mir Κουάσεμ Ali
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