Senior Lawyer Visits Bangladesh War Crimes tribunal

A senior war crimes lawyer, is visiting the Bangladesh War Crimes Tribunal in Dakhar today. Nicholas Koumijan is an emissary of US War Crimes Ambassador Stephen Rapp and his visit is at time of mounting concern as to the nature and quality of this tribunal. Toby Cadman of 9 Bedford Row International was refused entry this week into Bangladesh to attend a conference and meet local defence counsel. Steven Kay QC and John Cammegh working with Toby on the defence cases are also believed to be blacklisted as the Government of Bangladesh attempts to prevent foreign scrutiny of its conduct in the court.
For the full story read David Bergman’s article at:

http://newagebd.com/newspaper1/frontpage/29271.html