DHAKA: Prosecution submitted formal charges before International Crimes Tribunal 2 against alleged Razakar Forkan Mallick of Mirzaganj in Patuakhali on Monday.

After the hearing, the tribunal led by chairman Justice Obaidul Hasan fixed November 30 for further order.

According to the formal charges, he was involved in crimes including genocide, murder, rape, conversion of religion, looting and arson committed in different places of Patuakhali during the 1971 War of Independence.

The charges were submitted by prosecutor Mokhlesur Rahman Badal.

Investigators cited 34 people as prosecution witnesses centering five incidents involving the crimes.

The war crimes investigation agency, on October 27 found evidences to prove five war crimes charges against Forkan. Finally formal charges were submitted to the tribunal by the prosecution with eight charges.

The allegations against Forkan, were probed by investigator Satya Ranjan Roy from June 26 to October 27.

After being fugitive for so long Forkan was arrested by the Detective Branch of Police in the Rupatoli bus stand area of Barisal.

Earlier on July 21 in 2009, Abdul Hamid, a villager from Mirzaganj, filed a war crimes case with the local police station accusing Forkan of killing people, rape and arson attack in 1971.

In the following year on March 30, an arrest warrant was issued as he did not appear before the court in the day. The court found him guilty in war crimes and then the case documents were sent to the tribunal.

BDST: 1323 HRS, NOV 17, 2014