The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

The war criminals should be under trial to justice to uphold the spirit of the liberation war among the people of the country, said speakers at a discussion on publication of book "War crimes: Bangladesh Context" by Professor Abdullah Abu Sayeed.

Awami League presidium members Amir Hossain Amu, Abdur Razzak, former Army chief and Coordinator of the Sector Commanders Forum Lt Gen (Retd) Harunur Rashed Bir Pratik, Rashed Khan Menon, Hasanul Haque Inu, Prof Abdul Mannan addressed the function chaired by Prof Anisuzzaman at the Dhaka Reporters Unity yesterday.

They said, the war criminals, who termed the liberation war as civil war and commented that no war criminals exist in the country, humiliated the liberation war and freedom fighters.

They also said now it is high time to bring the war criminals to justice as the entire nation is united in support of the trial, but the caretaker government remains indifferent.

Amir Hossain Amu said the anti-liberation forces and collaborators have been hatching conspiracy to divide the nation from very beginning of the independent country.

The war criminals and collaborators were speaking against the Constitution and liberation war after testing power, he added.

Pointing to Jamaat, Abdur Razzak said Jamaat leaders' speech and works and recent self-confessional statement proved that the party is an anti-liberation force.

He said Jamaat should not be participated in the election and even not be given recognition.

"If the war criminals are not brought to justice, they will make the country as part of Pakistan," he added.

Lt Gen (Retd) Harunur Rashed said the trial had to be conducted to value the blood of the freedom fighters.

Prof Anisuzzaman demanded of the government to form a commission to collect evidences, documents and information about the war criminals.

He, however, said the international crime tribunal act 1973 is enough to try the war criminals.