DHAKA: Bangladeshi judges will issue the hugely anticipated verdict in the crimes against humanity trial of fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on November 17, the chief prosecutor said Thursday.
Hasina, 78, has defied court orders to return from India to attend her trial on charges of ordering a deadly crackdown in a failed attempt to suppress a student-led uprising that saw her removal.
“Justice will be served according to the law,” chief prosecutor Tajul Islam told reporters.
“We have completed a long journey and are now in its final phase. The court will pronounce the verdict on the 17th.”
Hasina’s trial in absentia, which began on June 1, heard months of testimony alleging she ordered mass killings.
