Quizzing of 19th PW completed

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday completed recording the cross-examination of Nayeb Ali, the 19th prosecution witness in the case against war crimes accused Syed Mohammad Qaisar.
Nayeb Ali on Sunday testified that the Pakistani army tortured him in Brahmanbaria in 1971 when Qaisar, the alleged chief of anti-liberation group Qaisar Bahini, identified Ali as a supporter of Bangladesh's independence.
The three-member tribunal led by Justice Obaidul Hassan adjourned the case proceeding until today after Qaisar's lawyer Abdus Sobhan Tarafder completed cross-examining Ali with a suggestion that the witness gave “false” testimony.
Nayeb Ali, however, denied the claim.
Qaisar pleaded not guilty to the 16 charges he faces.
Meanwhile, the tribunal also recorded the cross-examination of Fazlur Rahman Fantu, the 11th prosecution witness in the case against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdus Subhan.
The court adjourned the case proceeding until today, when Fazlur will face further cross-examination.
Subhan faces nine charges, but he pleaded not guilty before the court.