Dr Sarmila Bose comments further on Bangladeshs International Crimes Tribunal

Sarmila Bose has appeared on BBC World Service's 'Newshour' programme (17 July) commenting on the Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal. As in her recent appearance on ABC's 'Rear Vision' she commented that there are two major problems with the Tribunal: firstly that it is one-sided – that is, the victorious side is trying one part of the defeated side – and secondly that many international observers have commented that it does not meet the standards that would normally be expected of an international tribunal.

When asked on this occasion whether a trial was needed and if so what it should look like, she replied that she felt a trial was needed, but a trial that dealt with crimes committed by both sides of the political divide, in a neutral venue and conducted according to the appropriate standards of an international war crimes tribunal under the auspices of the International Criminal Court. She added that this alone may not be enough, and that ideally there would also be some form of Truth & Reconciliation commission to help heal the scars of the past.

The full interview can be heard here (approx. 26:30 on iPlayer clock): http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01bxkc4