War Crimes Trial
Permission to quiz ex-MP Alim sought
Investigators yesterday sought permission from the International Crimes Tribunal to interrogate former BNP lawmaker Abdul Alim in connection to crimes against humanity during the War of Liberation in 1971.
The prosecution submitted a petition to the court in this regard, said Mesbahuddin Ahmed, deputy registrar of the tribunal.
In compliance with the tribunal's order issued on July 21, 2011, Alim along with his counsel submitted documents to the registrar's office, he said.
Meanwhile, the hearing scheduled to be held yesterday was postponed as the three-member panel of the tribunal had to go to the Netherlands on an official visit. The tribunal will fix a date for the hearing later, Mesbahuddin said.
“We need to question Alim in order to make further progress in the investigation,” Ghulam Arieff Tipoo, chief prosecutor of the tribunal, told The Daily Star.
The prosecution also submitted a progress report on the investigation to the registrar office and sought more time for preparing the final report.
Tribunal Chairman Justice Md Nizamul Huq along with its two other members--Justice ATM Fazlul Kabir and AKM Zaheer Ahmed and its Registrar Shahinur Islam--went to The Hague on October 10 to see how its International Criminals Court functions, the deputy registrar said.
On March 31, the court granted conditional bail to Alim considering his age and poor health.
Police arrested Alim at his residence in Joypurhat on March 27.
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