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Verdict against 6 Gaibandha war crimes accused any day

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Published: 05:50, 23 October 2017   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Verdict against 6 Gaibandha war crimes accused any day

Staff Correspondent: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 will pronounce verdict any day in a case filed against six Gaibandha men for their alleged crimes during the liberation war in 1971 as the hearing of the case ended Monday.

Justice Md Shahinur Islam, chairman of ICT and the three-judge panel, has kept the judgement CAV after the placement of arguments from both the sides on Monday.

The six accused are former lawmaker Abdul Aziz alias Ghoramara Aziz, 65, Md Ruhul Amin alias Monju, 61, Md Abdul Latif, 61, Abu Muslim Mohammad Ali, 59, Md Nazmul Huda, 60, and Md Abdur Rahim Miah, 62.

All the accused but Latif are being tried in absentia as the law enforcement agencies are yet to arrest them.

Earlier in the day, the prosecution and the defence concluded their legal arguments in the case.

Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Sumon and Sheikh Mushfeq Kabir represented the state while advocates Gazi MH Tamim and Md Shahinur Islam stood for the accused in the court.

The ICT-1 on March 20, 2016, indicted the accused, framing three charges of crimes against humanity against them.

A total of 15 prosecution witnesses, including two investigation officers, testified in the case, while there were no defence witnesses to vouch for the accused.

According to the prosecution, Ghoramara Aziz and Monju raised local Peace Committee and Razakar Bahini during the liberation war in 1971. They committed crimes against humanity including genocide in their locality with the help of other accused.



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