With the wind of freedom blowing through the world, and in spite of international conventions that prohibit infringement on public and private freedoms, the trial in Bangladesh of seven leaders of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami went ahead there with political rather than criminal charges.
Condemning these sham trials, Ikhwan al-Muslimoon (Muslim Brotherhood), in a statement on 7 February, said, “While we reject and condemn these unjust and unfair trials that violate all international norms and conventions, we call upon all States, and in particular Muslim countries, and international bodies and institutions to apply all pressure to put right these trials and lift the injustice befalling political detainees in Bangladesh and to apply pressure, politically and morally, to stop this human tragedy.”
The statement added, “We stress the need to release all those detained in custody pending investigations into this highly politicised case; and if necessary, they should receive a fair trial with safeguards to ensure for them the rights enshrined in all constitutions and charters of the free world. Every individual, authority and institution should carry out their respective roles and duties rejecting these unjust trials.”