Bangladesh sentences guards for uprising
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April 19, 2010, Monday
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DOZENS of border guards were sentenced by a special court in Bangladesh yesterday for staging a mutiny last year that killed 74 people, mostly army officers.
The guards, known as the Bangladesh Rifles, say they revolted over long-standing demands for parity in pay and other perks enjoyed by army officers, who command the border forces.
Yesterday, 57 guards were given sentences ranging from four months to seven years. Four defendants received the maximum, according to Judge Major General Mainul Islam.
He said they were found guilty of taking up arms, firing and blocking a road during the February 25-26 uprising.
The special court deals with only mutiny charges, and those accused of crimes like murder and arson will be tried separately.
Fifty-seven army commanders were among those killed in the mutiny that began at the guards' headquarters in Dhaka and spread to border camps across the country.
The guards, known as the Bangladesh Rifles, say they revolted over long-standing demands for parity in pay and other perks enjoyed by army officers, who command the border forces.
Yesterday, 57 guards were given sentences ranging from four months to seven years. Four defendants received the maximum, according to Judge Major General Mainul Islam.
He said they were found guilty of taking up arms, firing and blocking a road during the February 25-26 uprising.
The special court deals with only mutiny charges, and those accused of crimes like murder and arson will be tried separately.
Fifty-seven army commanders were among those killed in the mutiny that began at the guards' headquarters in Dhaka and spread to border camps across the country.
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