Deposed Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has issued a detailed rebuttal to her conviction and death sentence, rejecting the International Crimes Tribunal's verdict as "politically motivated" and declaring that she had "no role in ordering violence" during the 2024 protests.

"The verdicts announced against me have been made by a rigged tribunal established and presided over by an unelected government with no democratic mandate. They are biased and politically motivated," Hasina said in her statement following the verdict. Advertisement

The Dhaka tribunal had on Monday found Hasina guilty of crimes against humanity, sentencing her to death on three counts — incitement to violence, issuing orders to kill protesters, and failing to prevent atrocities during the student-led uprising t

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