By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – The Advocate Rabindranath Ghosh, lawyer of jailed ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das on Tuesday stated that the judgment made against former leader Sheikh Hasina by the tribunal is “not based on facts and circumstances of the case”, a day after a court awarded a death sentence to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for “crimes against humanity”
He noted that there should be a cross-examination between the accused lawyer and the prosecution in cases involved the death penalty.
“I know Sheikh Hasina very much. I know all the political leaders of the country. The judgment made by the tribunal is not based on the facts and circumstances of the case. My humble submission to the appellate court is to scrutinize the matter immediately… In the case of the death penalty, the accused lawyer and the prosecution should cross-examine. Without any cross-examination, how is it possible? he added.
