Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, condemned the death sentence handed down to his mother as a political vendetta rather than a legitimate judicial process.

In an exclusive interview with India Today, Wazed described the tribunal’s conviction of Hasina for “crimes against humanity” — relating to alleged incitement, ordering lethal force, and failing to prevent mass killings during the 2024 student uprising — as a “complete mockery of justice.”

He argued that the trial was deeply flawed: “Everyone knew this sentence was pre-determined. The trials were rushed... finished within 100–140 days,” he said. “The unelected, unconstitutional, and undemocratic government amended the laws, which can’t be done without the parliament.”

Wazed also claimed that Has

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