551 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ষষ্ঠ খণ্ড শিরোনাম সংবাদপত্র তারিখ Prima Facie The Nation 22 October, 1971 Vol. 1 : No. 3 PRIMA FACIE By ‘Argos' The diabolical action of Yahya khan together with its thrining interludes have been drawn on to the epilogue seemingly with a climax that offers a new extension to Aesoph's Fables. Absorbing fairy tales, the imaginary heroes of the history did certainly leave a durable impression on the impressionable minds of young one’s only to be forgotten at the maturity. Even Tarzan's fabulous strength of arms do evaporate as the young one’s grow up to play brave heroes themselves. But what Yahya Khan has done surpasses both Aesoph's cobwebs and imaginary mighty demenour to Tarzan. Yahya has combined “three in one” in the farcical trial of Sk. Mujib. He appears in the garb of a prosecutor, the judge and the reprieve also. With his human existence in this mundane world, he is trying to play the foul role of “Superman”, through, his supernatural action. He has done enough to become the hero of fairy tales but such tales will evoke vengeance instead of pastime effect on the minds of the children of Bangladesh. Undoubtedly, he is an interesting character. He is simply a unique villain and more violent than any other giant that the story books have ever told of. He is cruel, crude and rude and as desperate as no Norman man could be. Yet the wants to live in "nobility" after committing the worst brutality of the history. On the 26" March he played the prosecutor of Mujib labeling the charge of 'treason' and then threatened to court-martial him. And then again he appointed the judge of the court himself choosing the latter from the army barracks. To be more precise and frank, he himself became the judge, for it goes without saying that the soldier-judge appointed by Yahya was but some one subject to his order and will. And that did come true. According to the 'Imroj' a Lahore Urdu Daily, the military court had recommended death sentence for Mujib. Nay long before the farcical trial ended he told "Al-Ahram" that he did not know whether Mujib would remain alive after the court-martial was over. But the wind was blowing otherwise. Strong world opinion grew against Yahya's murderous designs. Now he talks in a different voice. He speaks of reprieving the death penalty of the Sheikh. Reliable sources say that already a letter has been sent by him to the American President assuring the safety of the life of Mujib. There is a tug of war in his mind whether to honor the world conscience or to complete his grand genocide plan by killing the uncrowned King, after the genocide of the Bengali nation itself. Surely, Mujib's life would be saved. No power on earth can alter this truth.
