Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been convicted of “crimes against humanity” and sentenced to death by a tribunal that she herself set up in 2009 to allegedly go after political enemies. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO

In a 453-page judgment delivered Monday (November 17), the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) found Hasina, 78, and two co-accused guilty of allowing the use of lethal force against protesters and failing to prevent atrocities against them during last July’s protests.

Hasina’s 15-year-long rule over Bangladesh came to an abrupt end last July following months of protests against her over allegations of corruption and a deeply unpopular quota system for government jobs. She has since been living in exile in India.

Charges against former PM

The protest

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