Decision about MK Anwar March 10

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday fixed March 10 to decide whether to initiate contempt of court proceeding against BNP standing committee member MK Anwar for his alleged derogatory comment over the war crimes trial.
The prosecution, through a January 23 petition, presented Anwar's comment published in Prothom Alo and Daily Sangram.
The Sangram quoted Anwar, at a January 20 discussion marking Ziaur Rahman's birth anniversary, as saying, “The government out of political vengeance is staging a farce in the name of war crimes trial.”
Anwar, following the tribunal's January 24 order, gave his written explanation on February 26.
February 28 was fixed for the explanation's hearing but it was adjourned till yesterday following a time petition of Anwar's defence for a senior defence counsel could not appear due to hartal.
Yesterday, Prosecutor Turin Afroz said Anwar tried to undermine the tribunal, since it was holding the trial, but “did not say anything” about it in the explanation.
Anwar, in his reply, mentioned speeches of some Awami League ministers but those ministers had sought apology, she said.
The tribunal asked the defence to place arguments on March 10.