DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal-1 sentenced former Chhatra Shibir leader Md Abdus Sattar alias Tipu Sultan to death for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.

The three-member tribunal led by Justice Md Shahinur Islam delivered the verdict on Wednesday (Dec 11) morning.

Tipu Sultan from Boalia in Rajshahi was charged with two counts of crimes against humanity including torture, looting and killings during the Liberation War. 

Sattar was a member of Islami Chhatra Sangha, the then student wing of anti-liberation Jamaat-e-Islami, and a member of the Razakar Bahini during the war, according to the investigation agency.

He was arrested in May, 1972 under the Collaborators Order, 1972 but was released in August, 1974. The accused retired in 2011 as an assistant professor from Gopalpur Degree College in Natore’s Lalpur. 

The tribunal framed charges against him on August 8 last year. According to them, the accused was involved in killing at least 10 and torturing two persons, looting and arson attacks on 12 houses in areas under Boalia Police Station of Rajshahi.

The prosecution produced 14 witnesses including the case’s investigation officer to prove their charges while the defence declined to produce any witness.

BDST: 1152 HRS, DEC 11, 2019
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