Proceedings of nine war crimes cases going on

Proceedings of nine cases are going on at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1, one of the two special courts in the country to hold the trial of people accused of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes in 1971, reports BSS.

More cases are waiting in line to be heard as the investigation agency of the ICT has already finalised its probe and submitted reports of 11 more cases to the prosecution.

The ICT-1 already passed judgments in 17 cases, including those against Jamaat leaders Ghulam Azam, Delwar Hossain Sayedee, Matiur Rahman Nizami and ATM Azharul Islam and former BNP lawmaker Salauddin Qader Chowdhury.

The ICT-2, which remained non-functioning from September 15, 2015, had delivered verdicts in 11 cases, including those against Abul Kalam Azad alias Bacchu Razakar, Jamaat leaders Abdul Qader Mollah, Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, Mir Quasem Ali and Mawlana Abdus Subhan.

Of the convicted war criminals, Mollah, Kamaruzzaman, Mujahid, Mir Quasem, Nizami and Salauddin Qader Chowdhury have been executed on different occasions after completing all the legal procedures.

Proceedings of nine war crimes cases going on

Proceedings of nine cases are going on at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1, one of the two special courts in the country to hold the trial of people accused of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes in 1971, reports BSS. More cases are waiting in line to be heard as the investigation agency of the ICT has already finalised its probe and submitted reports of 11 more cases to the prosecution. The ICT-1 already passed judgments in 17 cases, including those against Jamaat leaders Ghulam Azam, Delwar Hossain Sayedee, Matiur Rahman Nizami and ATM Azharul Islam and former BNP lawmaker Salauddin Qader Chowdhury. The ICT-2, which remained non-functioning from September 15, 2015, had delivered verdicts in 11 cases, including those against Abul Kalam Azad alias Bacchu Razakar, Jamaat leaders Abdul Qader Mollah, Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, Mir Quasem Ali and Mawlana Abdus Subhan. Of the convicted war criminals, Mollah, Kamaruzzaman, Mujahid, Mir Quasem, Nizami and Salauddin Qader Chowdhury have been executed on different occasions after completing all the legal procedures.