The tribunal also granted permission to interrogate both accused for one day each
The International Crimes Tribunal, located in the old High Court building, Dhaka. File photo: Collected
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The International Crimes Tribunal, located in the old High Court building, Dhaka. File photo: Collected
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has ordered that former Chattogram-6 member of parliament ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury and Major General (retd) Ziaul Ahsan be shown arrested in a crimes against humanity case over the alleged abduction, enforced disappearance, and killing of former union parishad chairman Syed Abu Jafar.
The tribunal also granted permission to interrogate both accused for one day each.
The three-member bench of ICT-2, led by Justice Nozrul Islam Chowdhury, passed the order today (19 April), after the accused were produced before the court, confirmed Prosecutor Gazi MH Tamim.
The tribunal also allowed the prosecution two months to submit the investigation report and set 21 June as the deadline.
According to the prosecution, Syed Abu Jafar, former chairman of Bagoan Union Parishad in Raozan, Chattogram, was picked up in 2010 and later killed after being forcibly disappeared. The charges of crimes against humanity have been brought against the two accused in connection with the incident.
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