Sajeeb Wazed, the son of Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has denounced the loss of life sentence handed right down to his mom as a “full sham” orchestrated by an “unelected and undemocratic regime.”
Talking to WION’s Sidhant Sibal, Wazed, who lives in the US, mentioned the trial was rushed in underneath 100 days after legal guidelines have been amended with out parliamentary approval.
“My mom wasn’t even allowed to pick out her personal attorneys,” he mentioned. “Our legal professionals have been barred from courtroom, and he or she was defended by a public defender.”
He accused the Yunus administration of aligning with the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and turning Bangladesh into “an extension of Pakistan,” citing latest high-level visits by Pakistani officers. Wazed vowed escalating protests and nationwide shutdowns, rejecting upcoming elections as “one-sided” after the Awami League was banned.
Sidhant Sibal: Your response to the decision on former PM Sheikh Hasina?
Sajeeb Wazed: The decision is a sham. You’ve got a regime that’s fully unelected and undemocratic. They needed to amend the legal guidelines to fast-track this trial, which you can’t amend the regulation with out parliament. A trial of this historic nature was performed inside 100 days, which is unimaginable. My mom wasn’t even allowed to pick out her personal attorneys. Our attorneys have been barred from going to the courts in any respect, and he or she was defended by a public defender. So this was a sham trial. We knew what the decision was going to be. All people knew what the decision was going to be.
Sidhant Sibal: So what subsequent? Do you propose to go for an attraction?
Sajeeb Wazed: Proper now, there isn’t any rule of regulation in Bangladesh. This regime is doing all the things fully legally, and the courts are rubber-stamping all the things. So proper now, there is no level in attempting to do something. There isn’t any authorized Avenue. However sooner or later, when the rule of regulation returns, as a result of all the things on this trial was achieved so illegally, it can all get thrown out.
Sidhant Sibal: There was an announcement by the Bangladeshi International Ministry urging India for extradition as nicely. What’s your tackle that?
Sajeeb Wazed: My take is easy. The request must be authorized to adjust to any treaties. Once more, an unlawful regime, illegally amended legal guidelines, and Sham trials. Why would the federal government of any nation adjust to such an unlawful request?
Sidhant Sibal: We noticed loads of engagement between the Yunus interim authorities and the Pakistani Authorities as nicely. We noticed the go to of the Pakistani navy officers, political leaders, as nicely. What do you make out of it?
Sajeeb Wazed: The Yunus regime is backed by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, who’re an Islamist and terrorist organizations that oppose the creation of Bangladesh; they’ve all the time been near Pakistan. They by no means wished separation from Pakistan, and the Yunus regime is making Bangladesh principally an extension of Pakistan.
Sidhant Sibal: What’s your future plan of action?
Sajeeb Wazed: We plan to battle now. Whereas protests have been profitable, individuals have responded. We referred to as for shutdowns, and everybody stayed house for 2 or three days. The nation has been shut down, and we’re going to escalate. These elections, as nicely, are a sham as a result of they’ve banned our get together, which is the biggest and oldest get together, and so they’ve additionally de facto banned nearly all secular and progressive events. So they are going to be a very one-sided election, and it should be a whole sham.