Sheikh Hasina will have to surrender and go to jail if she returns: Shama Obaid

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaid said that if Sheikh Hasina returns to Bangladesh, she will have to surrender according to the law. She will have to go to jail. She told this to reporters at the Foreign Ministry today (July 13). When asked what the legal process will be if Sheikh Hasina returns to the country, Shama Obaid said that Sheikh Hasina will have to surrender according to the law if she returns to Bangladesh.
She will have to go to jail. In that case, the law will take its own course. If the accused makes political comments instead of surrendering, then I think he is trying to wake up those leaders and workers of his party who have escaped by making these provocative comments. Apart from that, I see no other reason.
He also said that the process has already started from the government side, the process we have with any country in terms of diplomacy is going on and if any accused surrenders, then whatever is necessary will be done according to the existing laws of Bangladesh.
In response to a question regarding Sheikh Hasina’s surrender, Shama Obaid said, “Is she an Indian citizen? So what she does or does not do at the police station there is her personal matter, it is none of my business. Where an accused surrenders is entirely her personal matter and it is none of the business of the government here. Whether she surrenders at the Bangladesh embassy abroad or comes to Bangladesh, the process will be the same, she will have to go to jail, she will have to face the punishment that she will get.” In response to another question, the State Minister said, “It is not for the Bangladesh government to take into account what an accused says. According to the laws of Bangladesh, a person has already been sentenced. The process that we have is already underway. There is no opportunity to start a new process.” Protests erupted in India against the statements made by Sheikh Hasina during the tenure of the interim government. When asked whether the current government will inform India about this, Shama Obaid said, “You have nothing to say by making a statement. This issue is discussed during our ongoing discussions, negotiations and exchange of views with India.” Even if an accused is outside the country, whether he surrenders or not, the trial process will remain the same. The process that we have on behalf of the government is ongoing.