Tuesday, 29 November 2011

Why foreign counsels not allowed in Bangladesh war crimes tribunal



The International Crimes Tribunal(ICT) has been empowered to try and punish any individual irrespective of his nationality but foreign lawyers have been barred from appearing before the ICT,due to legal complexities, to assist accused persons, concerned lawyers said. 


The matter has attracted attention of the concerned foreigners including US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen J Rapp.