War Crimes Trial of Quader Mollah
Argument recording starts on Dec 10
The trial of Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Mollah will reach a new stage as the International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday fixed December 10 to record the arguments of the prosecution and defence in a case filed against him.
Following the record of arguments, the tribunal will deliver the verdict in the case which accused the Jamaat-e-Islami assistant secretary general of committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of 1971.
The three-member tribunal, headed by Justice ATM Fazle Kabir and with members Justice Obaidul Hassan and Judge M Shahinur Islam, fixed the date after Quader Mollah's counsel failed to produce their sixth and last witness in the case.
The defence counsel will be allowed to produce their witness on December 9 since they failed to produce the witness yesterday, said the tribunal.
Earlier, the tribunal completed recording cross-examination of Altab Uddin Mollah, the fifth defence witness in the case against Quader Mollah.
The tribunal also recorded the testimony and cross-examination of Narayan Chandra Sarker, the ninth prosecution witness in a case filed against Jamaat leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed.
Meanwhile, giving a reply to a show cause notice, the editor and a reporter of Bangladesh Protidin sought unconditional apology before the tribunal.
On December 4, the tribunal, on its own motion, issued the notice after the newspaper published a report where it set an “imaginary timeline†for delivery of verdict in the case filed against Quader Mollah.
The tribunal fixed December 19 to hear the matter after the lawyer of the editor and reporter submitted the reply yesterday.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.
Comments