Charges levelled against Jamaat leader Azharul
ATM Azharul Islam, assistant secretary general of Jamaat-e-Islami, is facing six charges of murder, genocide and crimes against humanity for his offences during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 led by its Chairman Justice M Enayetur Rahim is set to deliver its verdict on Azharul today.
THE CHARGES
1. Abduction, confinement, torture and murder of Durgadas Adhikari and seven other civilians between March 24 and April 3, 1971.
2. Massacre in Mokshedpur Dhap Para and adjacent areas on April 16.
3. Massacre at Jharuarbeel and killing of around 1,400 unarmed civilians on April 17.
4. Abduction and murder of four Hindu teachers of Carmichael College and others on April 30.
5. Rape at Rangpur Town Hall between March 25 and December 16, and
6. Torture of Shawkat Hossain and Rafiqul Hasan between November and December 1.
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