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In late 2012 he was extradited to Bangladesh to face accusations that he conspired to torture and execute intellectuals during the 1971 [[Bangladesh_Liberation_War|Bangladesh Liberation War]]. He fled to the [[UK]] and was able to carve out a new life. He is currently in Bangladesh awaiting trial if found guilty he could face the death sentence by hanging. <ref name="NHS boss faces death penalty charges torture 18 murders">{{cite web |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2217367/NHS-boss-faces-death-penalty-charges-torture-18-murders.html|title=NHS boss faces death penalty charges torture 18 murders|publisher=[[Daily Mail]]|date= |accessdate=17 October 2012 }}</ref><ref name="chowdhury-mueen-uddin-to-be-charged-with-war-crimes-5">{{cite web |url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/andrewgilligan/100151195/chowdhury-mueen-uddin-to-be-charged-with-war-crimes-5/|title=chowdhury-mueen-uddin-to-be-charged-with-war-crimes-5|publisher=[[Daily Telegraph]]|date= |accessdate=17 October 2012}}</ref> |
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Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin | |
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চৌধুরী মঈনুদ্দীন | |
| Born | 27 November 1948 East Bengal (now Bangladesh) |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Known for | Trustee (former Chairman) of Muslim Aid |
Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin (Bengali: চৌধুরী মঈনুদ্দীন; born 27 November 1948), is a trustee (former Chairman) of Muslim Aid,[1][2][3] and Vice-Chairman of East London Mosque and London Muslim Centre.[4]
Career
Mueen-Uddin was a journalist at the Daily Purbodesh in 1971.[5] He was a special editor of the London-based weekly Dawat and a leader of the London-based Jamaat organization Dawatul Islam.[6]
He is a Director of Muslim Spiritual Care Provision in the United Kingdom‘s National Health Service (NHS), a member of Multi Faith Group for Healthcare Chaplaincy (MFGHC), a trustee of Muslim Aid, Vice Chairman of East London Mosque and London Muslim Centre.[7][8]
War crimes and trial
In late 2012 he was extradited to Bangladesh to face accusations that he conspired to torture and execute intellectuals during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. He fled to the UK and was able to carve out a new life. He is currently in Bangladesh awaiting trial if found guilty he could face the death sentence by hanging. [9][10]
See also
References
- ^ "Governance". Muslim Aid. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ Scott-Joynt, Jeremy (15 October 2003). "Charities in terror fund spotlight". BBC News.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ The Islamist: Why I Became an ... - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ "About MFGHC". Multi-Faith Group for Healthcare Chaplaincy. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ "Fox Butterfield's report". New York Times. 3 January 1972. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Genocide 1971, An Account Of The Killers And Collaborators Genocide ’71 (5 ed.). Muktijuddha Chetana Bikash Kendra. pp. 185, 248.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Gilliat-Ray, Sophie (2010). Muslims in Britain: An Introduction. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 052153688X. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ Barker, Eileen (2005). The Centrality of Religion in Social Life: Essays in Honour of James A. Beckford. Ashgate Publishing. ISBN 0754665151. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ "NHS boss faces death penalty charges torture 18 murders". Daily Mail. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ "chowdhury-mueen-uddin-to-be-charged-with-war-crimes-5". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
External links
- A Defiant Yet Brutal Face Of Islamic Fascism. AINA
- "Rising Unhappiness With Muslims in Europe: Poll". Islam Online
- Hussain, Delwar. Prosecute Bangladesh's war criminals. The Guardian. 9 October 2009
- Corrections and clarifications: Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin. The Guardian. 9 December 2009
- Ward, Stephen. British Muslims deny war atrocities. The Independent. 3 May 1995