War Crimes Trial
Hearing on division for Kashem held
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday heard a prayer of detained Jamaat-e-Islami leader and war crimes suspect Mir Kashem Ali seeking division facilities in jail.
Placing the submission before Justice Md Nizamul Huq, Kashem's counsel, Barrister Abdur Razzaq, said his client was an educated and socially recognised person.
Since Kashem was a leader of a political party having representation in parliament, his status fell in the criteria for division-1 as per the jail code, he said.
Earlier, they sought the division facilities with the district magistrate, who sought the tribunal's direction in this regard, he added.
Prosecutor Zead Al Malum said the application should have been taken to the magistrate as it was a matter of the jail code.
Justice Nizamul fixed July 22 to pass order on the matter.
Kashem was arrested from the office of Bangla daily Naya Diganta in the capital's Motijheel area on June 17.
The tribunal-1 yesterday also recorded the cross-examination of the investigation officer of a case filed against Jamaat leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee, facing 20 specific charges of committing crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
It also rejected four petitions of the defence counsels of Delawar and adjourned the proceedings of the case till July 22.
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