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fascistic military junta. We have paid a record price for our freedom. Now we are convinced that our only condition for survival is nothing short of total independence. And independence we shall win-by our own might. We do not ask the big powers to help Us or give us arms. AM we want is that these murderers do not get economic and arms aid. History has doomed them.

২১ সেপ্টেম্বর, ১৯৭১

 Keeping neatly quiet for 10 days the Pakistani Radio has come up with yet another blatant lie concerning the shame trial of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. It has claimed in its news broadcast of yesterday that Sheikh who, according to the same source, had earlier refused to defend himself in a court with no right to try him, has named a pane! of three lawyers to defend his case. The radio has also claimed that A. K. Brohi, one of the three lawyers allegedly chosen by Sheikh, has refused to take the brief for what the radio claims as his prior commitments. Unconsciously, the radio has forgotten to mention the names of other two lawyers. Or was it consciously?

 The news, which is the most despicable lie of the Pakistani junta since its handouts on its genocidal crimes in Bangladesh, has been tailored to suit the needs of the conspiracy to hoodwink world opinion that has been outraged by farce of the trial. This latest bit of fiction has been designed to counteract the earlier 'expose' that Sheikh has refused to defend himself. We are well aware of the attitude our leader is likely to take if confronted with the proposition of such a trial. Some in the junta know this as well and, hence, tried that way to convince the world that Sheikh was actually alive. That he has not been tortured or maimed by his sub-human captors to respond the way he would have responded in a normal state of affair.

 But the junta played one card too many. The world immediately doubted the move. It was seriously suspected that Sheikh has probably been murdered and this story about his refusal has been cooked to make the lie an all-military affair. The suspicion most probably pushed the army professional liars on duty off the track. Quickly they have come up with this new story a-bout Sheikh Mujib's defense choice.

 The story of Brohi's refusal to defend Sheikh also looks quite convincing. Brohi or, for that matter any other, would have to have it least three heads on shoulder to take up brief for Sheikh Mujib. Because he would most certainly be in dire trouble if he ventures to display professional honesty in his role of the counsel for defense. He might even be bumped off to mysterious death. Brohi would be the last man to come to Sheikh's rescue. Of course, he had also refused to be the counsel for the prosecution when the Ayub regime framed the so-called Agartala Conspiracy Case against Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. This shows that he is much too clever a jockey to ride Yahya's lame horse. Assuming that Sheikh is still alive and the trial would be pushed through whether the world-fronn White House to Kremlin, from Secretary General U Thant to Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan-like it or not, Yahya junta will have to appoint a defense counsel at least to keep the books right. According to legal procedures, any case carrying the penalty of death the defendant