ICT accepts charges against 11 Mymensingh men
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday took the charges into cognisance brought against 11 Mymensingh men for allegedly committing crimes during the Liberation War in 1971.
The three-member tribunal led by Justice Md Shahinur Islam also directed its registrar's office to publish advertisements asking six fugitives of the case to appear before it within November 15.
As per the order, advertisements asking them to appear before the tribunal have to be published in two national dailies, Prosecutor Rezia Sultana Chaman told this newspaper.
The five accused in jail 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.
Prosecution pressed charges against the 11 on April 5.
As per the prosecution, the accused were involved with Razakar Bahini during the Liberation War and committed crimes which include killing of four people, torture on nine, looting, arson, abduction and confinement in Pagla area of the district.
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 of Shahabuddin alias Khoka, a local organiser of the Liberation War of Sadhua village; killing of Joidhar Khan alias Taru, another local organiser of the war, and looting and torching of his house in Sadhua village; killing of Toiab Ali of the same village; and killing of freedom fighter Nur Hossain of Rouha village.
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