Bangladesh sends 152 to death for 2009 mutiny
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A Bangladesh court sentenced 152 people to death yesterday for a 2009 mutiny by disgruntled border guards who killed dozens of military commanders during a brutal, two-day uprising.
The sentences followed a mass trial involving 846 defendants — a process criticized by a human rights group who said it was not credible and that at least 47 suspects died in custody.
The border guards, known at the time of the mutiny as the Bangladesh Rifles, say they revolted over demands for salaries in line with their commanders in the army; assignments on UN peacekeeping missions, which come with generous perks; and better facilities.
The mutiny broke out on the border guards’ leafy Dhaka compound, an oasis inside the city complete with its own rose garden and a small zoo.
By the time the insurrection ended, 74 people were dead, including 57 military commanders. Corpses were found stuffed inside manholes and buried in mass graves.
The case exposed deep tensions between the government and the military. The military was furious with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for negotiating with the mutineers instead of allowing the army to attack. In Bangladesh, a desperately poor South Asian nation with a history of catastrophe, army leaders have attempted to overthrow the government 21 times, twice successfully.
Besides the death sentences, 161 people got life in prison; 256 people received jail terms between three and 10 years; and 277 people were acquitted.
Major General Aziz Ahmed, director general of the Bangladesh Border Guards, said he was satisfied with the outcome.
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