Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Bangladesh Sentences 152 Soldiers To Death For 2009 Mutiny Massacre



152 Bangladeshis Sentenced To Death Over 2009 Border Guard Mutiny -- The Guardian

Human rights groups criticise Dhaka court for mass trial of 846 defendants over deaths of 74 people in military revolt

A court in Bangladesh has sentenced 152 people to death for their actions in a 2009 border guard mutiny in which 74 people, including 57 military commanders, were killed.

Dhaka's metropolitan sessions court judge Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman also sentenced 157 others, mostly border guards, to life in prison while 271 people were acquitted. The extensive case involves 846 accused, and the verdicts are still being announced.

The mutiny on 25-26 February 2009 took place two months after the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, took office. The military was unhappy over the response of the government, which did not allow troops to attack the border guards' headquarters in Dhaka where military commanders were killed.

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More News On Bangladesh Sentencing 152 Soldiers To Death For Their Role In The 2009 Mutiny Massacre

More than 150 soldiers sentenced to death for their part in bloody Bangladeshi mutiny that left 74 dead -- Daily Mail
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Court sentences 152 to death in 2009 military revolt in Bangladesh -- UPI
Bangladesh Court Issues 152 Death Sentences for Mutiny -- Voice of America
Bangladesh sentences 152 soldiers to death for mutiny that shook nation -- Christian Science Monitor
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