Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has strongly rejected the verdicts delivered against her by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), calling the process “rigged, biased, and politically motivated.”

In a detailed written statement issued in the name of the Bangladesh Awami League on November 17, Hasina accused the interim government of using the tribunal to eliminate her politically and dismantle the Awami League as a national force.

Hasina alleged that the tribunal was formed and run by an “unelected administration with no democratic mandate,” and claimed that the push for a death penalty against her reflects the “brazen and murderous intent” of extremist elements operating within the interim setup. She said the trials were never meant to deliver justice for the July–Augus

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