AL leader Mobarak verdict tomorrow
A tribunal in Dhaka today fixed tomorrow for delivering its verdict in the war crimes case against Mobarak Hossain, a leader of Brahmanbaria Awami League, for his alleged crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
He is facing charges of crimes against humanity and genocide committed during the Liberation War in 1971.
The 64-year-old, now behind the bars, served as the AL organising secretary of a union parishad unit for 16 years till 2012.
While serving as a member of Jamaat-e-Islami in 1971, he was involved in murder, abduction, confinement, torture and loot, according to the charges pressed against him.
After fixing the date for delivering the verdict today, the International Crimes Tribunal-1 led by its Chairman Justice M Enayetur Rahim asked the prison authorities to produce Mobarak before it by 10:00am tomorrow.
Mobarak, as a commander of Razakar force, substantially “participated in”, “contributed to” and “facilitated” the commission of crimes in different parts of Brahmanbaria in 1971.
On April 23 last year, the tribunal indicted Mobarak, who was organising secretary of Mugra union unit of AL in Akhaura upazila of Brahmanbaria, for his war crimes.
Khodeja Begum, daughter of Abdul Khalek, filed a case against Mobarak with a Brahmanbaria court in 2009. The case was later transferred to the Tribunal-1.
An investigation agency, designated to probe war crimes, on January 23 last year completed the probe into Mobarak's alleged involvement in crimes against humanity.
The prosecution submitted formal charges against him on February 25, 2013 and the court took the charges into cognisance on March 12 the same year.
So far, the two tribunals delivered judgments in nine war crimes cases while three cases are pending with the courts.
CHARGES
On August 22, 1971, Mobarak and his accomplices had called a meeting at the house of Noor Box at Tanmandayl and around 130 people assembled there.
As part of their plan they raided some houses, abducted villagers and took them to a Pakistani army camp near Ganga Sagar Dighi.
Later, Mobarak and his associates selected 33 people and confined them to Terojhuri Hazat Khana. The following day Pakistani army and Razakars took them to the west bank of Ganga Sagar Dighi, compelled them to dig a ditch, gunned them down and buried them there.
During the war, Mobarak and other anti-liberation people captured Anandamoyee Kalibari, a Hindu temple, which was renamed as Razakar Manzil, looted valuables and damaged its idols.
On October 24, 1971, Mobarak abducted college student Ashu Ranjan of Shimrayl village and shot him dead four days later.
On November 11, 1971, Mobarak and his armed associates abducted Abdul Khaleque of Satian village, took him to the Razakar camp of Suhilpur Union Parishad and tortured him.
The accused shot him and also charged bayonet to confirm his death.
On November 24/25, 1971, a Razakar team led by Mobarak abducted Khadem Hossain Khan of Kharampur and brutally tortured him.
On November 28/29, 1971, Mobarak along with the Pakistani army abducted Abdul Malek of Kharampur and Mohammad Siraj of Amirpara and killed them by gunshots on December 6, 1971.
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