Charge framing against JP MP Hannan, 7 others on Sept 20

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) yesterday fixed September 20 for framing charges against eight accused persons including Jatiya Party MP MA Hannan and his son for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War in 1971.
The other accused are Hannan's son Rafique Sajjad, 62, Khandakar Golam Sabbir Ahmed, 69, Mizanur Rahman Mintu, 63, Hormuj Ali, 73, Mohammad Abdus Sattar, 64, Mohammad Fakruzzaman, 61, and Khandakar Golam Rabbani, 63.
Of the eight, Sattar, Fakruzzaman and Rabbani were tried in absentia, while the rest including Hannan were arrested on October 1 last year.
The three-member ICT headed by Justice Anwarul Haque fixed the date set the date while prosecutor Sultan Mahmud Simon sought two and half months to submit the report over the matter.
After the tribunal order, prosecutor Sultan Mahmud Simon said, “We have received the probe report from the investigation agency just yesterday (Monday). We need to go through the report and set the charges that we would like to press against the accused. That is why we need time,” he added.
Accepting the plea of the prosecution, the ICT-1 adjourned the hearing till September 20.
Earlier, on Monday the investigation agency of the ICT submitted the final report to the prosecution department of the tribunal accusing the eight suspected war criminals of Mymensingh.
At a briefing at its Dhanmondi office on Monday morning, the investigation agency informed the media about the outcome of the investigation and the role the accused played in committing the crimes in 1971.
The accused were ‘involved’ in five incidents of crimes involving torture, looting, killings and mass killings during the nine-month war, said Abdul Hannan Khan, coordinator of the investigation agency.
According to the agency, Hannan, who was general secretary of Mymensingh unit of Peace Committee, led his men in carrying out monstrous crimes against humanity from three different camps. Those three camps were situated at Mymensingh district rest house, East Pakistan Agriculture University (now Bangladesh Agriculture University) and Hannan's house
On May 19 last year, Rahima Khatun, widow of martyr freedom fighter Abdur Rahman of Bailor Munshipara in Trishal upazila in Mymensingh, filed the case with the District Cognizance Court-1 against three people, including MA Hannan, for allegedly committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War.
The case was filed with the Senior Judicial Magistrate Court No. 1 of Mymensingh under Section 3 (2) of International Crimes Tribunal Act 1973. Later, magistrate Ahsan Habib sent the case to the ICT in Dhaka.
In the case statement, Rahima alleged that Hannan, the then secretary of Mymensingh Peace Committee, an anti-liberation organisation, and other local collaborators, including Fakruzzaman and Rabbani of the Pakistani army, held her husband at Bhangnamari Char in Gouripur upazila on August 9, 1971. Rahman was later taken to a torture cell set up by the Pakistani army on Bangladesh Agricultural University campus and Hannan himself shot him dead after torturing him, the complainant alleged.
Jatiya Party Presidium Member MA Hannan was elected MP from Mymensingh-7 constituency (Trishal) in the 10th parliamentary elections held in 2014.

Charge framing against JP MP Hannan, 7 others on Sept 20

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) yesterday fixed September 20 for framing charges against eight accused persons including Jatiya Party MP MA Hannan and his son for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War in 1971. The other accused are Hannans son Rafique Sajjad, 62, Khandakar Golam Sabbir Ahmed, 69, Mizanur Rahman Mintu, 63, Hormuj Ali, 73, Mohammad Abdus Sattar, 64, Mohammad Fakruzzaman, 61, and Khandakar Golam Rabbani, 63. Of the eight, Sattar, Fakruzzaman and Rabbani were tried in absentia, while the rest including Hannan were arrested on October 1 last year. The three-member ICT headed by Justice Anwarul Haque fixed the date set the date while prosecutor Sultan Mahmud Simon sought two and half months to submit the report over the matter. After the tribunal order, prosecutor Sultan Mahmud Simon said, We have received the probe report from the investigation agency just yesterday (Monday). We need to go through the report and set the charges that we would like to press against the accused. That is why we need time, he added. Accepting the plea of the prosecution, the ICT-1 adjourned the hearing till September 20. Earlier, on Monday the investigation agency of the ICT submitted the final report to the prosecution department of the tribunal accusing the eight suspected war criminals of Mymensingh. At a briefing at its Dhanmondi office on Monday morning, the investigation agency informed the media about the outcome of the investigation and the role the accused played in committing the crimes in 1971. The accused were involved in five incidents of crimes involving torture, looting, killings and mass killings during the nine-month war, said Abdul Hannan Khan, coordinator of the investigation agency. According to the agency, Hannan, who was general secretary of Mymensingh unit of Peace Committee, led his men in carrying out monstrous crimes against humanity from three different camps. Those three camps were situated at Mymensingh district rest house, East Pakistan Agriculture University (now Bangladesh Agriculture University) and Hannans house On May 19 last year, Rahima Khatun, widow of martyr freedom fighter Abdur Rahman of Bailor Munshipara in Trishal upazila in Mymensingh, filed the case with the District Cognizance Court-1 against three people, including MA Hannan, for allegedly committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War. The case was filed with the Senior Judicial Magistrate Court No. 1 of Mymensingh under Section 3 (2) of International Crimes Tribunal Act 1973. Later, magistrate Ahsan Habib sent the case to the ICT in Dhaka. In the case statement, Rahima alleged that Hannan, the then secretary of Mymensingh Peace Committee, an anti-liberation organisation, and other local collaborators, including Fakruzzaman and Rabbani of the Pakistani army, held her husband at Bhangnamari Char in Gouripur upazila on August 9, 1971. Rahman was later taken to a torture cell set up by the Pakistani army on Bangladesh Agricultural University campus and Hannan himself shot him dead after torturing him, the complainant alleged. Jatiya Party Presidium Member MA Hannan was elected MP from Mymensingh-7 constituency (Trishal) in the 10th parliamentary elections held in 2014.