War crimes trial

ICT probe body finalises report against 14 Razakars

The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) yesterday finalized its probe report against 14 alleged Razakars from Bagerhat, reports BSS 
"We have brought seven charges of crimes against humanity against them including genocide, murder and rape. We have prepared 1,309 page investigation reports in seven volumes against the accused," said chief coordinator of ICT Mohammad Abdul Hannan Khan at a press briefing held at Dhanmandi office. 
The 14 accused are Khan Ashraf Ali, 65, Khan Akram Hossain, 60, Sultan Ali Khan, 68, Rustam Ali Mollah, 70, Idris Ali Mollah, 64, Moksed Ali Didar, 83, Sheikh Ukil Ali, 62, Sheikh Idris Ali, 61, Sheikh Rafikul Islam alias Babul, 64, Moniruzzaman Hawlader, 69, Hashem Ali Sheikh, 79, Azhar Ali Shikder, 64, Mokbul Mollah, 79, and Abdul Ali Mollah, 65. 
All the accused were supporters of Muslim League and subsequently joined local Razakar Bahini. Apart from Azhar, all other accused also involved with the politics of Jamaat-e-Islami. 
Of the 14, only Akram, Ukil, Idris and Mokbul are now in jail. "We had launched the probe against the accused on June 4, 2015, and concluded yesterday”, he said. “We have recorded testimonies of 57 people during the investigation," Hannan told the newsmen in presence of senior coordinator of the agency Sanaul Huq. 

War crimes trial

ICT probe body finalises report against 14 Razakars

The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) yesterday finalized its probe report against 14 alleged Razakars from Bagerhat, reports BSS We have brought seven charges of crimes against humanity against them including genocide, murder and rape. We have prepared 1,309 page investigation reports in seven volumes against the accused, said chief coordinator of ICT Mohammad Abdul Hannan Khan at a press briefing held at Dhanmandi office. The 14 accused are Khan Ashraf Ali, 65, Khan Akram Hossain, 60, Sultan Ali Khan, 68, Rustam Ali Mollah, 70, Idris Ali Mollah, 64, Moksed Ali Didar, 83, Sheikh Ukil Ali, 62, Sheikh Idris Ali, 61, Sheikh Rafikul Islam alias Babul, 64, Moniruzzaman Hawlader, 69, Hashem Ali Sheikh, 79, Azhar Ali Shikder, 64, Mokbul Mollah, 79, and Abdul Ali Mollah, 65. All the accused were supporters of Muslim League and subsequently joined local Razakar Bahini. Apart from Azhar, all other accused also involved with the politics of Jamaat-e-Islami. Of the 14, only Akram, Ukil, Idris and Mokbul are now in jail. We had launched the probe against the accused on June 4, 2015, and concluded yesterday, he said. We have recorded testimonies of 57 people during the investigation, Hannan told the newsmen in presence of senior coordinator of the agency Sanaul Huq.