Hasina's extradition: India will deal with govt of the day thru diplomatic channels, says Jaishankar
Hasina fled to India from Bangladesh on 5 August after the student movement turned into a national protest against the leader. She has been in India ever since even as calls for extradition grow.
India will deal with the government of the day in Bangladesh through diplomatic channels regarding extradition of recently ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said yesterday (10 September) in response to questions from reporters.
"There has been a change in government in Bangladesh. We deal with the government of the day. How we deal with that is through diplomatic channels, not by reports in the press," Jaishankar said during a joint press conference with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock in Berlin.
Earlier on 8 September, newly appointed Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Advocate Md Tajul Islam said necessary steps will be taken to bring Hasina back to the country to face trial over alleged crimes against humanity and genocide during the recent anti-discrimination student movement.
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"As she [Sheikh Hasina] is considered to be the main perpetrator and she has fled the country. We would initiate the legal process to bring her back. The extradition treaty between Bangladesh and India was signed in 2013, during the tenure of her government," Tajul Islam said in a press briefing after becoming ICT chief prosecutor.
Hasina fled to India from Bangladesh on 5 August after the student movement turned into a national protest against the leader.
She was forced to step down from her position and flee the country in a military helicopter. She has been in India ever since even as calls for extradition grow.
Bangladesh has revoked Hasina and her relatives' diplomatic passports, raising questions about whether she can stay in India any longer and whether she faces possible extradition.
The approval for the ex-PM to enter India after she fled Bangladesh last month had been granted at short notice, according to officials at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.
