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Bangladesh on Monday demanded India to send back Sheikh Hasina. According to the report of The Daily Star, Bangladesh’s Foreign Advisor Tauheed Hussain has confirmed this.
Hussain said-
We have sent a diplomatic letter to the Government of India for the extradition of Sheikh Hasina. It said the Bangladesh government wants the former prime minister back to face the law.
Earlier, Home Affairs Advisor Jahangir Alam Choudhary had said that the process of extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is going on. In fact, after the coup on August 5, Sheikh Hasina had fled and taken refuge in India. He has been here ever since.
When asked about Sheikh Hasina’s return from India, Jahangir said that there is an agreement between India and Bangladesh regarding exchange of criminals. This will be done under the same agreement.
The Yunus government formed after the coup in Bangladesh has registered more than 225 cases against Hasina ranging from murder, kidnapping to treason. At the same time, the Bangladeshi government has warned that the statements made by Hasina while in India are spoiling the relations between the two countries.
Sheikh Hasina had reached Hindon Airbase in Ghaziabad from Dhaka along with her sister on the evening of 5 August.
What is the extradition agreement between India and Bangladesh?
It is the year 2013. People of India’s North-East militant group were hiding in Bangladesh. The government wanted to stop them from taking refuge in Bangladesh. At the same time, people of Bangladesh’s banned organization Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen were hiding in India. The two countries entered into an extradition agreement to deal with this problem.
Under this, both the countries can demand return of the fugitives taking shelter in each other’s places. However, there is a catch in this that India can refuse to extradite a person in politically related cases, but if serious cases like murder and kidnapping are registered against that person, then his extradition cannot be stopped.
Thanks to this agreement, Bangladesh handed over United Liberation Front of Assam leader Anup Chetia to India in 2015, according to the Dhaka Tribune. India has also sent back many fugitives from Bangladesh so far.
According to a 2016 amendment to the agreement, the country seeking extradition is not even required to provide evidence of a crime. For this, the warrant issued by the court is enough. This increases the difficulties for Hasina.
Will India hand over Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh?
India may refuse to extradite Hasina. He can say that the allegations made against him have no solid basis. Article 8 of the extradition agreement between India and Bangladesh provides several grounds for refusal of extradition.
In cases where there is insufficient evidence to prove charges or where they involve military crimes that are not recognized under ordinary criminal law, extradition may be refused. Under Article 7 of the India-Bangladesh Extradition Treaty According to this, any country can reject the demand for extradition. Instead, he can talk about prosecuting that person in his country. However, this may have a negative impact on India’s relations with the new government of Bangladesh.
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