Summary Foreign Office condemned Motiur Rahman's execution by the Bangladeshi government
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – In a statement issued by Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Muhammad Nafees Zakaria on Wednesday, it was stated that Pakistan was deeply saddened over the hanging of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Bangladesh ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami by the Bangladeshi government for the alleged crimes he committed prior to 1971, reported Dunya News.
Zakaria said that Motiur Rahman’s only sin was the upholding of the constitution and the laws of Pakistan, adding that the country expresses its grief over his death with his family and close ones. The spokesperson said that the hanging of opposition leaders through a controversial judicial process is against democratic values as various international organisations have raised questions over the transparency of the judicial procedure in Bangladesh. He added that the harassment of the suspects’ lawyers and witnesses is evident before all.
Zakaria said that it was decided in the 1974 tripartite agreement that Bangladeshi government cannot carry out prosecutions based on vengeance and added that the government needs to comply with the agreement.
