Amnesty International has expressed apprehension that hanging of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Molla will trigger reprisal attacks with country’s minority Hindu community bearing the brunt of it.
Published : 13 Dec 2013, 08:58 AM
It also termed the execution as a disgrace as the rights body is opposed to the death penalty in “all cases without exception.”
“The execution of Abdul Quader Molla should never have happened. The death penalty is a human rights violation and should not be used to punish other alleged human rights violations,” said Abbas Faiz, Amnesty International’s Bangladesh Researcher.
“The country is on a razor’s edge at the moment with pre-election tensions running high and almost non-stop street protests. Molla’s execution could trigger more violence, with the Hindu community bearing the brunt,” an Amnesty International report quoting Faiz said.