The following is an interview that I gave to the Lebanese Newspaper Al-Hayat. Regrettably it's only in Arabic at present.
Toby Cadman
«الحياة» تحاور المحامي البريطاني المكلف تمثيل الضحايا السوريين أمام القضاء الدولي... توبي كادمان: نعمل لتوثيق جرائم النظام لضمان عملية قضائية مناسبة
حاورته بيسان الشيخ
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حاورت «الحياة» المحامي البريطاني توبي كادمان المكلف الملف السوري لحقوق الإنسان وتمثيل ضحايا الانتهاكات من قبل «الهيئة…
The letter below was sent following a request to respond to allegations against Mr. Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin. Part of my response was printed in the Sunday Telegraph but significant parts were not included. For that reason the letter is reproduced here.
Andrew Gilligan
Sunday Telegraph
Subject: Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin
Dear Mr. Gilligan,
As you may be aware I am currently advising Mr. Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin and his family on this matter. The first point I would like to make clear is that Mr. Mueen-Uddin's family have been subjected to harassment today by photographers purportedly working for the Sunday Telegraph. This is clearly inappropriate conduct from a highly reputable newspaper. Whilst it is recognised…
Britain's most important Muslim leader to be charged with war crime
Published: Sunday, Apr 15, 2012, 9:30 IST
By Andrew Gilligan | Place: DHAKA | Agency: The Daily Telegraph
One of Britain's most important Muslim leaders is to be charged with war crimes, investigators and officials have told The Sunday Telegraph.
Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, director of Muslim spiritual care provision in the NHS, a trustee of the major British charity Muslim Aid and a central figure in setting up the Muslim Council of Britain, fiercely denies any involvement in a number of abductions and "disappearances" during Bangladesh's independence struggle in the 1970s. He says the claims are "politically motivated" and false.
However, Mohammad Abdul Hannan…