War Crimes File

How it feels

A 1995 documentary that reveals war criminals from the Bangladesh War of Independence who were living in London at the time. The film names specific perpetrators and aired on British TV to expose the 1971 atrocities.

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What happens

War Crimes File is a 1995 documentary directly by David Burgman. The documentary exposes some of the war criminals during the Bangladesh War of Independence who were living in London at the time. The perpetrators include Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, Lutfur Rahman and Abu Sayeed. The documentary was aired on British TV Channel 4 about the 1971 Bangladesh atrocities. The film was produced by Gita Sahgal, director of this film was Howard Bradburn, made with the assistance of Bangladeshi filmmaker Tareque Masud, and created for Twenty Twenty. The program received a special commendation in the "Best International Current Affairs Award" category from the Royal Television Society in 1995, which was for its "courageous exposé of Islamic extremists now living in Britain". The film was subjected to a libel charge by the men featured in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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