Mystery shrouds Kashim's escape
Mir Kashem Ali, an alleged war criminal and now a fugitive from Bangladesh
The alleged war criminal of Bangladesh Mr. Mir Kashem Ali escaped from Bangladesh. He succesfully entered USA, sources said. For the time being Mr. Ali is missing. A few days ago, the FBI office in New Jersey was suposedly investigating the case of Mir Kashem Ali. One source told me an FBI agent in New Jersey looking for the fugitive was wondering how a person on a no fly list in Bangladesh could obtain US visa. There may be a number of answers to this question. One possible clue is the presence of Jamaat or Islamist sympathizers in the US Embassy in Bangladesh. A few years ago Mr. Firoze Ahmed, an alleged Jamaat member's name surfaced in the US based on-line publications. Mr. Ahmed is supposedly still working for the US Embassy in Dhaka. It is quite plausible Mr. Firoze Ahmed or any of his cohort could help Mr. Mir Kashem Ali obtain the American visa.
Here is a link to Mr. Mir Kashem Ali's five minutes speech on Youtube:
Mystery shrouds Kashim's escape
Dhaka, Monday, March 29, 2010 - 1:03am With reports of at one alleged suspect of war crimes Mir Kashim Ali leaving the country, the Prime Minister's Adviser HT Imam said yesterday that "despite their apparent escape", they would not be able to evade capture for long.
His comments came after several newspapers reported yesterday that Mir Kashim, Jamaat executive committee member and Director of Islami Bank, left the country on Mar 24. His apparent getaway raised many eyebrows following recent utterances of several senior government leaders including Home Minister Sahara Khatun, who said that nobody accused of committing war crimes would be allowed to leave the country.
News reports said, Kashim was not only allowed to leave the country but he was also given the VIP room at the airport, where he waited in the morning to catch a Qatar Airways flight to Saudi Arabia via Dubai. The government is said to be investigating as to how he escaped, but one news report said that the airport Immigration let him go because he was not on the "no flight list". The disclosure yesterday about Kashim's escape and his use of VIP room have come as a big embarrassment for the government of Sheikh Hasina, who vowed on Saturday that no "branded war criminals" would be spared and their "thousands of crores of taka" would not help them.
In an apparent exercise in damage control, her Adviser Imam said, "The world has become very small now. Even if war criminals escape to other countries, they won't be able to get away. The Government will make them face trials". He also said that there are no international pressures to stop the trials, apparently to dampen speculation that some power countries including Saudi Arabia and the United States are asking the government not to proceed further on the matter.
The Adviser, however, expressed fears that the trials might be sabotaged, saying, "The war criminals have made a lot of money from profitable businesses like banks, insurance companies, educational institutions and media. They are trying to thwart the trials with this wealth." Responding to a query about plans to confiscate wealth of war criminals and their financial sources, he said "It cannot be disclosed publicly."
The Adviser also said that the alleged war criminals have been involved in other crimes including the BDR mutiny. He was talking at a three-day seminar titled "Governance Reform through ICT application" at Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre. Representatives from 12 countries including US, UK, Australia and Japan are participating in the seminar.
-New Nation
Source:
http://priyo.com/news/2010/mar/29/37799.html
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