Report | The trial of war criminals of 1971.

Staff Correspondent : The long wait for the trial of war criminals and bringing them to justice is about to end as the government has formed a tribunal, fixed prosecutors and assigned people to probe the allegations. The government has initially listed 25 people from two major political parties as alleged war criminals for the trial. The listed 25 were also on the list of 50 prepared earlier by the sectors Commanders’ Forum. The Chief of the Tribunal has assured that no innocent person will be punished. People from different sectors expressed satisfaction over the move. They said the trial must be a fair one, transparent and of international standard. The accused also should fight the case legally and in no way they should resort to violence to jeopardize the legal procedure. Different national crises and compromise by political parties delay the trial of the war criminals. But relentless efforts by some social groups and increasing awareness among the new generations have made it possible. The media have also played a strong role to raise awareness among the people. The last parliamentary polls also paved the way for the trial fo war criminals.