Bangladesh Cabinet approves changes to war crime laws

[JURIST] Bangladesh's cabinet on Monday approved changes to war crime laws to allow plaintiffs to appeal verdicts delivered by Bangladesh's crimes tribunal. The amendment permits [bdnews24 report] appeals against "inadequate sentence" in war crimes cases. According to Cabinet Secretary Musharraf Hossain, there is currently no provision [ANN report] for plaintiffs or the government to appeal against any sentence handed down by the tribunals, other than an acquittal. The amendment was in response to six days of protests [JURIST report] that...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/02/bangladesh-cabinet-approves-changes-to-war-crime-laws.php

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