ICT will try six men in absentia
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday decided to hold trial of six men from Mymensingh in absentia in a case filed over committing crimes during the 1971 Liberation War.
The three-member tribunal led by Justice Md Shahinur Islam took the decision as the accused did not appear before it even after publication of advertisements in national dailies, said Prosecutor Rezia Sulatna Chaman.
Earlier, police submitted a report mentioning them as absconding, she said.
The court also appointed Abdus Shukur Khan as state defence counsel for the fugitives and fixed December 24 for hearing on charges.
The fugitives are ASM Faizullah, 66, Abdur Razzak Mandal, 64, Alim Uddin Khan, 77, Abdul Latif, 58, Nurul Amin Shahjahan, 69, and Sirajul Islam, 66.
Other five accused of the case are now in jail. They are Khalilur Rahman Mir alias Khalilur Rahman, 62; Md Samsuzzaman alias Abul Kalam, 65; Mohammad Abdullah, 62; Mohammad Abdul Malek Akand alias Abul Hossain, 68; and Md Rois Uddin Azadi alias Akkel Ali, 74.
The prosecution pressed four charges against the 11 on April 5.
As per the prosecution, the accused were involved with the Razakar Bahini and committed crimes which include killing four people, torturing nine, looting, arson, abduction and confinement in the district's Pagla area.
They are all from Pagla. Samsuzzaman, Abdullah and Rois fled the area after the war. Since then, Samsuzzaman has been living in Pabna, Abdullah in Dhaka and Rois in Rajshahi, according to the tribunal's investigation agency.
The four charges against them are: killing Shahabuddin alias Khoka, a Liberation War organiser of Sadhua village; killing Joidhar Khan alias Taru, another war organiser; and looting and torching his house in Sadhua village; killing Toiab Ali of the same village; and killing freedom fighter Nur Hossain of Rouha village.
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