Judge Momin Ullah of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court will frame charges against them.

Meanwhile, defence counsels for the accused yesterday filed a criminal revision with the court seeking stay on the proceedings of the case.

Earlier on April 24, the court accepted the charge sheet of the case and directed them to appear before it today.

Besides Nizami, the other accused are former minister and Jamaat Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, Assistant Secretary General Muhammad Qamaruzzaman, Central Nayab-e- Ameer Mokbul Ahmed, Assistant Secretary General ATM Azharul Islam, Dhaka City Unit Ameer Rafikul Islam, Paltan Unit Ameer ATM Sirajul Islam, Islami Chhatra Shibir President Shafikul Islam Masud, General Secretary Zahid Hossain and President of Dhaka University Unit Shishir Monir.

On April 11, investigation officer (IO) of the case AKM Idris Hossain, who is a sub-inspector of the Detective Branch of Police, pressed charges against the 10 Jamaat and Shibir leaders in the case for killing Workers Party activist Russell Ahmed Khan during a demonstration in Paltan area.

The IO showed 45 people as prosecution witnesses in the charge sheet.

Activists of Jamaat and Shibir on October 28 last year had gathered in front of the north gate of Baitul Mukarram mosque and launched an attack on Awami League-led 14-party alliance's procession. The attack sparked a fierce street battle between the two sides. Shibir activists were seen firing shots

while their rivals launched a counter attack with oars and sticks.

Following a case filed by Workers Party leader Kamrul Ahsan, charges were brought against the accused for organising unlawful assembly, inflicting injuries to people, murder, and aiding and abetting criminal activities.

YESTERDAY'S REVISION CASE
In the revision case yesterday, defence lawyers said the case against Jamaat leaders and the case against Awami League (AL) chief Sheikh Hasina and 45 others were filed in connection with the same incidents on October 28 last year.

But the IO of the case against Jamaat leaders pressed charges against Nizami and nine others on April 11, and the lower court ordered sending the case to the sessions judge's court for trial, after accepting the charge sheet.

On the other hand, the same court ordered further investigation into the case against Hasina and others. So, both the cases should be tried jointly and proceedings of the case against Jamaat should be stayed till disposal of the revision case, the defence counsels added.

Following the revision case, the court fixed May 23 for hearing on it.