"Bangladesh's former leader Sheikh Hasina has been charged with crimes against humanity for allegedly orchestrating a violent crackdown on anti-government protests that left 1,400 dead."
"Over 1,400 lives were lost during last year's protests, prompting prosecutors to gather substantial evidence of mass killings ordered during Hasina's authoritarian 15-year rule."
"Hasina, who fled to India in August last year, is accused of being the mastermind behind deadly police actions against peaceful student-led protests that threatened her government."
"Despite establishing the international crimes tribunal in 2009, Hasina's party labels the current legal actions against her as a political attack and a witch hunt."
Sheikh Hasina, the ousted leader of Bangladesh, has been formally charged with crimes against humanity concerning her alleged role in a violent crackdown on protests last year, resulting in over 1,400 deaths. Charged in absentia by a three-judge panel, she remains in hiding in India. Evidence gathered over months includes claims of her direct orders for police to use live ammunition against student-led protests. Hasina's Awami League party described the tribunal's actions as politically motivated and denounced the indictment as a witch hunt.
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