i learned a lot of our culture history, all their d. w. travel extremely worth a visit. ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin. extra judicial killings allegedly carried out by bangladesh and the police squad. a d. w. investigation reveals how the rapid action battalion set up to fight terrorism takes the law into its own. also on the program. rational authorities blame you, craig, for a bombing that killed a prominent pro war blogger. a woman is being held over the blast and

a cafe in st. petersburg and casa those former president. tasha in fact, she a pleads not guilty at the start of his trial in the hague for war crimes. ah, i'm phil gail, welcome to the program. a d w investigation hasn't covered details of killings linked to bangladesh is elite police force. the rapid action battalion or r a b was set up in 2004 as part of the us led war on terror. it was trained and equipped by the us and other western countries to fight extreme violence. b r i b has long faced accusations of human rights abuses which the bangladesh government has repeatedly denied. working with sweden's netra news, d w's investigative unit spoke with former r a, b commanders,

and they refilled evidence of how the force commits extra judicial killings. you may find elements of this next report, disturbing. 2 on the phone call, your voucher here captures an alleged murder in southern bangladesh. was recorded in 2018 by shy big whom she connected to aspens phone only seconds before he was killed. oh ah. 3 6 early in the day ackerman huck had been taken by the rapid action battalion, an elite unit of the magnetic police, long accused of kidnappings, torture and hundreds of killings on the day. so to get their whole other i want justice. how was my husband killed and why the who gave the order? not any. the recording continues for another 10 minutes when sirens and orders to

plant ammunition and drugs close to the dying man. more shots are fired. later the official police report stated that a criminal act died in a shootout between drug dealers. the audio dumb little deer police audio is classic evidence of how an operation is staged. i did take part in extra judicial killings and torture. torture. this visser blow is one of 2 former rac command us who are the 1st to speak up about the rabb systemic human rights abuses which bangladesh government has longed a night. in detail, they describe how the elite squad has abducted torture and kid revealing the raps, playbook for extra judicial killings. ah, it dark. in some cases, the scenes are made up beforehand or sometimes afterwards in court, but all the evidence is planted to block gra hope imbedded and there is nothing written about it, nor the no order is given in writing. for months,

the w and natural news investigated the rapid action battalion a thaws of $13000.00, which was originally founded to fight terrorism and crime in bangladesh. but according to the whistleblowers, it is also used as a political tool to silence opponents of the government. political, the engagement decision on any political target would come at the very least from the ministry of home affairs, whom he needed was a must to get clearance from home affairs. little it won't hurt us to any of the home affairs minister gave such an order. it's very unlikely the prime minister of bangladesh, it didn't know about it because as there's no paper trail, it's hard to verify that claim. but he corroborated the whistle blowers. testimonies was victims, accounts, medical records, police reports and data from human rights organizations. when confronted was our findings, bangladesh prime minister did not respond. the rap referred us to the ministry of

home affairs, which cited their own investigation and denied all allegations as baseless and uncle. the bottom of the scope and keeps denying to these abuses of a good. it is, these testimonies once again, show them that they need to stop, deny, and start holding psycho deposit to come back and fell from bangladesh. i shabby eagle shows us the glasses her husband wore when he was killed. she received them with his body since then she says, rap offices have pressured herd her family to remain silent or near death. he said, just one thing. he said your husband has died and you could die at any moment to the body. but i shall be. hm. once a proper investigation, she says she will continue to speak up until those who killed her husband are held to the count will know me. conrad is from d. w. 's investigations department. i asked her whether i should begum was likely

to get the proper investigation. she wants well, i mean, i'd hate to make any predictions, but tragically, i think it's very unlikely to happen by will address, legal system is very corrupt, highly politicized. she herself told us that whenever she tried to file a case, rab offices showed up put the lawyers offices and stop them from filing a case. so i think under the current government, it is highly unlikely. elections are scheduled for early next year, but we have to remember that ramp was crated under what is now the main opposition party. so even if there is a change in government, i still think it is quite unlikely that there will be a full found independent investigation into this case. right. so the, this rapid auction battalion was funded. i'm try and bobby u. s. and others, were they aware of these are allegations of human rights violations, right. it seems that they were aware of these allegations right from the start,

a new scene diplomatic cables published by wiki leeks, which made it quite clear that they were very well aware of these allegations. but lab and we have to remember this was also an integral part of the u. s. is one tera in southeast asia. and rab was brutally effective at what it did. i mean, they did manage to combat quite effectively terrorism in bangladesh, which also put in quite an open balance. they knew that these allegations were probably true, but they relied on route to fight terrorism and crime in the region. so that maybe explains why it took so long for them to stop funding. that was in 2018 and then even longer, late 2021. so 2 years ago for them to actually ad robin 7 high ranking members and former members to their sections list. right. so that a group of a they helped to fund ended up on their functions with good thought. did those sanctions have any impact and some impact, i mean, killings are down,

but rob seems to have changed how modus operandi said they're still picking up people, but they're presenting them to judges on the fate. but activists. they are trumped up charges. so they are still targeting opposition members, and we also have to say that these methods that route has been applying, have spread into other units. rob is made up of members of the military and the police, as a condo to rob for wild, and they go back to as they call it in bangladesh, their mother units. and they take these unsavory, brutal methods with them. so it's crept into the whole enforcement system in bangladesh. basically, i give her up an army, mammy conrad from dw investigations to to find more details of this investigation on inside the death squad. on youtube, on the dw documentary, germany's vice chancellor robert harbor has joined the president zalinski on a visit to a ukrainian village where alleged russian war crimes took place. a year ago,

they visited a school basement where nearly $400.00 villages and held captive almost a month by russian troops. 11 people died during the ordeal in the village north of keefe presence, and as he said, it's important for you crate allies to see what russia with the harbor spoke to reporters about what he'd see death, isaac litem, only thing you can hold for when you are so directly confronted with this horrible war is that it will and at some point on finished us august, that doesn't mean it should. and just anyhow, on high snooping and, and at some point means as soon as possible as fall, how it can and the only way is that ukraine concludes this war, able to decisively determine the conditions for peace, misty this year. what is important to me politically is that there can be no neutrality, that one must distinguish between the attacker and the attacked different between

the perpetrator and the victim. and the cause of this war lies in the kremlin and the perpetrators. putin. a correspondent back xander is in ukraine. he told me more about the reasons behind the vice chancellors, visit red hill. so then the main name of this visit would be um corporation and helping with energy resilience year and building future economic projects. i between germany and ukraine. one of the 1st thing, sir, german vice chancellor said when he 1st came here, he said this is a strong to send a strong signal from germany to ukraine. that the country would be rebuilt and would be victorious. and yet now asked about what a victory would look like. he had been further elaborate on that part for saying that this would you for the ukrainians to decide. but he is also here in his capacity, vice chancellor, so naturally talks with prisons. lensky also focused on support for the war effort, namely, weapons deliveries. the ukrainians have been asking the europeans and the germans

and americans for more artillery units, or shall we shows. the european countries have started projects wrap up their production and the end of my targeted i said that they are in talks of how to achieve this. they have been asked by their returning counterparts to do so, and they will try to the liver, though, didn't further elaborate on how're right. and how has bizarre back been received there? right, so he's been not traveling a bit. so leading key of going to the chinese region, a visitor substation era, as you saw, the pictures before, to talk about energy resilience. but one of the appointments that would have been the i would have left of the longest lasting impression as, as he put it would have been a visit to the town of yohina which was occupied by the russian some for about a month last year where more than $360.00 people were forced to live under ground

in an abandoned school on 200 square meters without electricity, without sanitation, 11 people did not survive that. and the president lensky, and what havoc actually visited that basement. spent half an hour there. talk to a survivor, and this is one of the, one of that one of the stops where i'm or without, except this is something where you can clearly see the, the hardships that ukraine's have to are going through and white, white white germany is also supporting. so much right says to tell us more about these, that these plans to help you cry and rebuild what, what's the german government planning? right. so he's been accompanied by a delegation of representatives from the german industry. i'm from the german economy and they are working on projects, trying to figure out what german companies working in ukraine need right now. what ukrainian companies need in support from the german government want concrete example. what would be a securities for investment?

meaning that companies from germany, for example, wouldn't be investing in this case. and ukraine and their investments would be secured by the german government if they built a factory, if they expanded production, for example, something happened due to the war, a factory got destroyed, or something could not be procured dirty fighting. then the german government would jump in. they already have some companies that are on board and they're continuing talked to for this faster mass xander in ukraine. though, a thought is in russia, say ukraine was behind an explosion, or to st. petersburg cafe that kill the well known pro war blogger. the criminal describe the blast as a terrorist attack character by ukrainian secret services. ukraine denies involvement and has blind russian domestic terrorism. a woman linked to anti war rallies has been arrested. woo, woo. so in this footage posted on line flatland, sitarski is seen being handed a statue doing it so that the st. petersburg cafe. he jokes with the gathered crowd

as he inspects the gift. so a short while later, the 40 real pro won't block. it will be dead, killed by a bomb. russian media claims was hidden inside the bust. russian blog is a shaving, this unverified footage, claiming to show the moment of the deadly explosion, which is now being treated as an act of terrorism. by the kremlin. this figuring head of the miner in hon that they put it somewhere back there without a 2nd thought. and he carried on with his questions. then suddenly everything exploded and there was smoke. it was like a slow motion movie for the sit in the back half of the hall. everyone started to run and we needed to run. so we ran those for the near, had blood all over them of close by you can you with i don't really watch to task you whose real name is maxim? firmin was a prominent back of, of russia's invasion of ukraine. filming himself last year at the grand kremlin

palace celebrating russia's annexation of ukraine's occupied regions. gospels of summer, we will beat every one we will kill every one he says, in his defiant tirade that went viral, helping to build his popularity among pro war russian nationalists. he may be behind his death or that the attack is now the subject of much speculation in russia. these cctv pictures being widely shared on russian online channels, appearing to show some one carrying a package into the cafe before the blast. and according to russia's interior ministry, and 26 year old local woman arrested over the incidents has now confessed, claiming in a video to have planted the bomb. but without providing a motive, the kremlin says it was orchestrated by ukraine with the help of

a russian opposition group. but without providing any evidence, he lives at it. but that value is not shared by everyone, including the head of the russian wagner, mercenary group. you have jenny per goshen, who owns the cafe, where the blast took place over the stairway operator was here paying tribute to the task in a video filmed in the besieged ukrainian city of back modes. later suggesting that domestic radical groups are responsible for the blog as death and not the key government. and as investigators try to establish a motive for the attack, that's the claim that is unlikely to go down well within the kremlin, which is doing all it can to paint a picture of domestic harmony. a special operation in ukraine is look at some all stories, not making news around the world. the head of russia's mercenary of wagner group claims his troops have captured the made administrative building in the besieged ukraine. the city of battles is getting pre. goshen says the soldiers have raised

the russian flag over city hall cave rejects the claim and says its forces are still holding on the u. s. south korea and japan have begun to days of anti submarine drills. sol says the aim is to counter at north korea's developing missile capabilities. it's for the north could carry out its 1st nuclear test and 6 years later, secretary journal, we installed bergs as finland will formerly join the alliance on tuesday. this would bring the number of nato member states to 31 labor in sweden's membership bid has been stored by objections from hungary and turkey. or the sent to ride to national coalition party has won finland's parliamentary election. loaner up was the far right fins. party out going, prime minister, santa marin conceded defeat as her social democrats came in. 3rd, the national coalition that leader apathetic. oh, excuse me. of baterri,

or pope is likely to become the next prime minister, but will need the support of at least one other party. commentators say the outcome is likely to mark a significant shift to the right cheered by her party even in defeat. santa marvin, finland's youngest, ever prime minister bows out after a narrow loss in the general election. b, a not for very long time has a prime minister is party managed to increase their support in the number of seats? this is a brilliant achievement, even though we didn't come 1st today. at just 37 marinez finland's most popular prime minister the century. but she struggled to convert her personal approval ratings into votes for social democratic party. rising public debt and the cost of living crisis, resulting from russia's invasion of ukraine as weight heavily on the government. oh well they call them in finland is quite the bad that the moment that we need to

find a way to get it better. i think that we did not build this society based on taking more depth the conservative national coalition party and his lead up at terry or po, successively capitalized on these concerns coming 1st in the polls. leah. yeah. clear alternative to will to the left being government and people are very worried about our economy. and we had, we had a good program, how to boost our economy. what kind of reform speed we are going to do. and this was our message b. we'll fix our country the far right. the fins party and then the leader rica pura came 2nd with an anti immigration and your skeptic program relegating the social democrats to 3rd place. the over said he's open to forming a governing coalition with either of his major opponents. tough negotiations lie ahead. a war crunch trial related the cause of hers,

a fight for independence from serbia in the late 19 nineties has opened. in the hike, former cause of o president hush, infatuation has pleaded not guilty. it would be, and 3 others are accused of murder and torture victims. families have been waiting for justice for more than 2 decades. but the trial with more than 300 witnesses is unlikely to deliver a quick verdict. hashem that she is the rebel who became president only for his past to catch up with him at the height of his powers. indicted for war crimes by the cause of all special court orders from they put them in order to protect the integrity of the presidency of republic of kosovo. i resigned to day from the position of president of the republic of crossover that she was a taught commander of the kosovo liberation army during the 1997 seen here taking

notes diplomat called him the voice of reason. kirsten ha that i told him. but prosecutors accused him of responsibility for nearly $100.00 murders carried out by his forces during the uprising against serbian rule throughout the legal process that she has vowed to clear his name. ah, nobody got to live with life. i believe in li reconsideration. just so to the sad cause of an old jacob barzon ich she lost 2 brothers and the conflict . naturally the pastry, it may be there some additional evidence as they call it that will help the prosecutor and a judge to convict them gray chair or the palm of that. so that kinds of this

kind of are not repeated i her or so there. the said for this is watching it, they were stand upon. i believe the weight for justice will be long. the trial expected to last months, if not years or a brussels correspond laci lucille short term is in the hague. she told me more about the trial. today was the beginning of the proceedings. so it all started with the opening statement by the prosecution. but before that happened, or the for accused among them hurting touchy rig v declared that they are not guilty of the charges than the prosecution started with his indictment and gave a glimpse of what is to come in the next couple of months or better to say years i origin, an account of a lot of crimes among them. war crimes and crimes against humanity that they are

seeking to prove it to the for that there were arcus trading this and we have some new numbers. so they're, they're speaking of 102 murders, as well as 440 unlawful detainment. that is what the prosecution charged to the for accused today as already said, they have reiterated that they are not in charge of this. and we have also heard from the victims council that is speaking on behalf of the 140 victims that are part of this proceeding here today in dehate. we have last let a point. we have also seen hundreds of people coming here to the 82 to show support to hash in touchy, and that they believe for them is still a hero. and if you read this, this, this is go to go on for some, some months, if not years up. is that because of this, this long list of, of charges against it is not only because of the long list of

charges against the for accused. it is also because the prosecution has found, or will call upon $312.00 witnesses that they will want to bring here and want to to give their case in order to prove the charges. and they already have said that this will take at least 2 years. and then there might also be witnesses called upon by the defendants. so this, this will take awhile, right? and it's, it's, it's interesting that there was so many people there are protesting his innocence. and as you say, he said he st. very much as a hero. yes, i am indeed so in kosovo. maybe let me remind you as well of the fact that in 2020, when the indictment was brought against him, he was still the president of kosovo. he did lay down office then, and, or was detained here in the hague and, but nowadays, there are

a lot of people in kosovo. also yesterday you had hundreds of people and taking it to the streets and, and showing his support for him. and for them, he is still as being run of the main leaders of the course of liberation army. he's still a hero. thank you for that. lucia a lucille shorten in the hague, and football and germany is a bundled laker oftentimes have boosted their hopes, of avoiding relegation. and one to one advantage bremond to make it to in general, puffing hon. coach pellegrini matter. right. so still has it all to do to secure his side's top flight future. 3 points against payment would go a long way to settling haul from one's nerves as they looked to avoid a 1st ever relegation from the buddha's leader. early in the 2nd half, they took the lead through andre tremor ridge with a gold that boded well. whenever they probation tallies, man has found the net in the league this season, puffing home have been undefeated. just 2 minutes later they schooled again with

another close range head, a slither of space inside raymond's box. this time exploited by austrian pissed off baumgartener. the visitors were made to whether a late storm that even so brave and pull one back. i most people had asked, glancing off the back of an unfortunate john anthony brooks as it sailed in pos goalkeeper of a pow man. but 2 goals were enough in the end for hoffen home and pellegrino to secure a 2nd successive victory in the league and take a big step toward safety. is a reminder of our top story at this hour. the dw investigation with net truck news has uncovered details of killings linked to bangladesh is elite police force. he took his investigation unit to have together with his sweden based partner spoke to inside this room for the 1st time. revealed evidence of high rapid action battalion

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