A Dhaka-based war crimes tribunal has found Sheikh Hasina guilty of contempt of court

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been handed a six-month prison sentence by the Dhaka-based International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in a contempt of court case, the Dhaka Tribune reports.

The verdict was delivered by the three-member tribunal on Wednesday. Bangladeshi prosecutors had requested the tribunal over a telephone conversation in which Hasina allegedly said that she had a license to kill 227 people, as 227 cases had been filed against her, according to the Dhaka Tribune.

The ICT is a Bangladeshi domestic war crimes tribunal that was set…

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