War Crimes Trial
Jamaat leaders file petitions with HC
Five detained leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday filed five separate petitions with the High Court (HC) for quashing the proceedings of International Crimes Tribunal against them in connection with crimes against humanity in 1971.
Detained Jamaat Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami, it's Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojahid, Nayeb-e-Amir Delwar Hossain Sayedee, Assistant Secretary General Muhammad Kamaruzzaman and leader Abdul Kader Mollah filed the petitions through their lawyers.
The counsel for the petitioners said his clients have challenged the proceedings of International Crimes Tribunal against them.
He said the tribunal has issued arrest warrants against them without framing formal charges, adding that the tribunal cannot issue arrest warrant at this stage.
The HC is likely to hear the petitions today.
The International Crimes Tribunal on September 21 rejected six petitions filed by four detained Jamaat leaders, except Sayedee, for their release, withdrawal of arrest warrants against them and staying trial proceeding for war crimes.
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