Hasina did not flee, she was forced to leave, says her lawyerSheikh Hasina’s state-appointed lawyer has rejected the attorney general’s accusation that the deposed prime minister fled Bangladesh to evade justice, saying instead that she was “forced to leave”. Asaduzzaman said, “What had happened that made her (Hasina) flee? But now I see she did not.”Referring to Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, he said: “If these accused are sentenced to death, many will protest. Hasina’s defence lawyer Amir Hossain then said, “The attorney general claimed my client fled. Hasina stands accused alongside former home minister Asaduzzaman and ex-IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun.
