Criticism Collaborators Act 1972




1 criticism

1.1 unaccepted
1.2 politicization
1.3 legal problems





criticism

the collaborators act 1972 flawed law many defects. amended @ least 3 times within 1 year. many criticised law because of defects , irregularities.


unaccepted

the pro-awami league researcher shahriar kabir in cross examination confessed trials occurred under act never accepted families of martyrs.


shahin reza, son of famous journalist shirajuddin hossain stated that, trial of collaborators nothing kangaroo trial protect collaborators. involved in murders , genocides set free , innocents imprisoned without substantial proof.


khaleque mazumder, killed shahidullah kaiser sentenced 7 years imprisonment under act. panna kaiser, widow of shahidullah kaiser marked humiliation of humanity , justice.


politicization

prominent political leaders , intellectuals maolana bhashani, abdur rashid tarkabagish, abul mansur ahmed, justice s m morshed, alim al razy, enayetullah khan, ataur rahman khan , many others started criticizing law because of abusive measures.


sheikh mujibur rahman himself started facing problems while process try collaborators begun. awami league leaders , activist getting order mujib submit genocide data started misusing power. started use power against personal foes.


on other hand, many political parties , members convicted of collaboration pakistanis. many of them started criticising steps taken government because of political benefit.


legal problems

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the collaborators act faced major legal problems created in short time. barrister moinul hossain, awami league backed member of parliament criticized law in article published in daily ittefaq on 19 november 1972.


barrister moinul hossain stated:



according first schedule of legislation, under collaborators act collaborators remain out of purview of principal rights of citizen. conflict between collaborators act , principal rights ascertained. no indication of time of offence in law misused many. according law, because of accusation according hearsay can suspend principal rights of innocent citizen.



on other hand, law had provision in section 7 stated conviction against criminals come in effect if officer in charge of police of particular area certify offence. according act, no cases can filed in tribunal if officer in charge defies.


many police officers took side of pakistani government during bangladesh liberation war. , of families of collaborators enough solvent pay margin police officers. police officers not enough conscious these cases.


another defect act gave convicts opportunity appeal against verdict while victims not given such opportunity.


on 23 july 1972 in article published on dainik bangla experts stated that,



the tribunals trying crimes occurred in period emergency one. still authority following ancient evidence act created try offences occurred in time of peace. while investigating cases, becoming hard harder prove because of complexities arising.



prominent writer ahmed sharif, shahriar kabir stated collaborators act 1972 safeguard collaborators , war criminals.


later during cross examination on 10 september 2012, shahriar kabir confessed international crimes tribunal act 1973 created overcome problems of collaborators act 1972.


sheikh mujibur rahman concerned failures of collaboration act 1972. call of general amnesty in 1973 somehow influenced because of concern law.








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