Toby Cadman appointed 'special prosecutor adviser' to ICT chief prosecutor

Toby Cadman, a top human rights lawyer and the joint head of the London-based Guernica 37 law firm, has been appointed as a special prosecutorial adviser to the International Crimes Tribunal's Chief prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam.

"I am delighted and deeply honoured to announce that I have been appointed as a Special Prosecutor Advisor to the International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh," Toby Cadman, also an extradition specialist, yesterday posted on his X, formerly Twitter, account.

On September 2, he met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the state guest house Jamuna.

During the meeting, they discussed the need to establish a domestic tribunal with international support to try people accused of committing crimes against humanity during the student-led revolution, according to a BSS report.

"Bangladesh quickly needs to establish an effective domestic legal framework for truth, justice, and accountability that was properly supported by the international community and endorsed by the people of Bangladesh," the chief adviser's press wing quoted Cadman as saying.

Cadman said they were ready to support Bangladesh to develop a framework for the extradition of persons involved in crimes against humanity, economic crimes, and political corruption who fled the country with their ill-gotten assets. He also presented a number of proposals to the chief adviser.