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8 charges against Siraj, Latif, Akram

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Update: 2014-08-25 03:42:00
8 charges against Siraj, Latif, Akram

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal’s investigation agency has completed final reports on investigation against three war crimes suspects of Bagerhat accusing them for eight charges.

The accused are Latif Tatukdar, Akram Hossain Khan and Siraj Master.

The probe committee, in a press briefing in their office in city’s Dhanmondi area on Monday, revealed that evidence of eight wartime crimes were found against three razakars.

They are set to submit the report to the prosecution on Monday and then the prosecution will place it before the ICT-1.

Chief coordinator Abdul Hannan, senior coordinator Sanaul Haque and investigation officer of the case Helal Uddin briefed the reporter. 

The allegations against the accused include murder, mass killing, rape, loot and forcible religious conversion. 

Some 64 people were made witnesses against the accused.

Earlier, the ICT-1 tribunal consists of three-member and led by justice M Enayetur Rahim set Monday to place progress report of the case.

Latif Tatukdar was arrested on June 11, Akram Hossain Khan on June 19 and Siraj Master on July 21 a day after arrest warrant issued by ICT-1 .

Later, they were produced before the tribunal.

Latif, Akram and Siraj did this crime in Shakharibazar area of Kachua upazila in Bagerhat.

In 2009, Nimai Chandra Roy, son of martyr Jitendra Nath Das at Raghudattakathi village filed the case against 12 people.

BDST: 1327 HRS, AUG 25, 2014

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