伦敦——六名英国议员已致信英国外交大臣爱德华·米利班德，呼吁进行协调的外交推动，以确保孟加拉国前总理谢赫·哈西娜如果返回达卡，能够获得免受死刑的保障。
London, Six UK parliamentarians have written to British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband to appeal for a coordinated diplomatic push to secure safeguards against a death penalty for former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina if she returns to Dhaka.
上个月致信英国外交、联邦和发展事务部的签署人包括保守党议员鲍勃·布莱克曼，以及英国下议院的同僚、民主统一党的吉姆·香农和苏格兰民族党的谢默斯·洛根。
The signatories of the letter to the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office last month include Conservative Party MP Bob Blackman and fellow House of Commons colleagues Jim Shannon of the Democratic Unionist Party and Seamus Logan of the Scottish National Party .They are joined by three members of the Scottish Parliament , Martyn Day, Paul McLennan and Alan Brown, and a former member of the European Parliament Dr Charles Tannock in their appeal.
苏格兰议会的三名成员马丁·戴、保罗·麦克伦南和艾伦·布朗，以及前欧洲议会议员查尔斯·坦诺克博士也加入了他们的呼吁。这些跨党派政治人物呼吁“由主管当局提供明确的书面承诺，保证谢赫·哈西娜不会被处决，并辅以使其生效所需的法律措施”。
他们陈述道：“我们的核心关切是，刑事司法正被用来进行政治斗争。”
The cross-party politicians call for "an unequivocal written undertaking from the competent authorities that Sheikh Hasina will not be executed, supported by the legal measures necessary to give it effect"."Our central concern is that criminal justice is being used to pursue political conflict," they state."
他们指出：“针对谢赫·哈西娜的严重指控需要独立的调查和公正的裁决。这些指控绝不能成为报复或排挤政治对手的工具。”
Serious allegations against Sheikh Hasina require independent investigation and fair adjudication. They must not become a vehicle for retaliation or the exclusion of political opponents," they note.
在向外交大臣发出的呼吁中，议员们敦促英国牵头推进四项优先事项：防范处决和其他严重伤害的保护措施、独立审查和有效的法律补救措施、国际监督，以及对调解和政治和解的支持。
In their appeal to the Foreign Secretary, the lawmakers urge the UK to lead efforts on four priorities – protections against execution and other serious harm; independent scrutiny and effective legal remedies; international monitoring; and support for mediation and political reconciliation.
此前，据称伦敦的一家律师事务所已接洽孟加拉国驻新德里高级专员公署，为哈西娜申请新护照和国民身份证。哈西娜已表达了于12月回国并面对法律诉讼的意愿。
The letter came as a London-based legal chamber is said to have approached the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi seeking a new passport and national identity card for Hasina, who has expressed her intention to return to the country in December and face legal proceedings.
现年79岁的哈西娜自2024年8月在学生领导的起义推翻其人民联盟政府后逃离孟加拉国以来，一直居住在印度。
Hasina, 79, has been living in India since fleeing Bangladesh in August 2024 following a student-led uprising that toppled her Awami League government.
她在一桩因镇压抗议活动而涉及“反人类罪”的案件中被缺席判处死刑。她否认有任何不当行为，并对诉讼程序的合法性提出质疑。
She was sentenced to death in absentia in a "crimes against humanity" case over the crackdown on protesters. She has denied wrongdoing and questioned the legitimacy of the proceedings.
在10月27日的信中，英国议员们强调，人权观察组织对这位前总理被缺席定罪和判处死刑表示了关切，其中包括她无法由自己选择的律师代表，以及她无法有效地参与辩护。
In their letter dated October 27, the British parliamentarians highlight that the former PM's conviction and death sentence in absentia were raised as concerns by Human Rights Watch, including her lack of representation by counsel of her choosing and her ability to participate effectively in her defence.
在法律补救方面，他们敦促提供对定罪和判决提出质疑的有效机会，并由她选择的律师进行有意义的参与，同时批评了与孟加拉国宪法某些条款相关的限制。
On legal remedies, they urge an effective opportunity to challenge the conviction and sentence, with meaningful participation by lawyers of her choice, and criticise restrictions associated with some articles of Bangladesh's Constitution.
议员们还强调，鉴于孟加拉国是英联邦成员国，孟加拉国的局势是英国关切的问题。
The lawmakers also stress that the situation in Bangladesh is a matter of concern for the United Kingdom, given the country's membership of the Commonwealth.