Arrest warrants for 2 Kishoreganj ‘razakars’

Staff Correspondent: The International Crimes Tribunal -2 (ICT-2) has issued arrest warrants against two war crimes suspects of Keshorganj district for their crimes committed during country`s 1971 Liberation War.

The suspects are Syed Mohammad Hossain, 64, and Mohammad Moslem Prodhan, 66. Hossain is the younger brother of convicted war criminal Syed Hasan Ali.

A three-member ICT-2 bench led by Justice Obaidul Hassan passed the order around 11:30am on Tuesday in response to a petition filed by the prosecution.

Moving the petition, Prosecutor Tureen Afroz said the suspects’ involvement with at least three incidents of crime has been found during the investigation that began on November 13 last year.

"Now the accused need to be arrested for proper investigation as the witnesses and victims are reported to be threatened by the alleged razakars and their cohorts," she added.

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