DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal-2 will pronounce the verdict of Forkan Mollik of Patuakhali any day for his alleged involvement in five counts of crimes against humanity during war of liberation.

Three-member tribunal led-by chairman Justice Obaidul Hasan kept its judgment CAV as Forkan Mollik’s lawyer Abdus Salam Khan concluded placing arguments on Sunday.

CAV (Curia Advisari Vult) is a Latin legal term which means the court wishes to be advised (judgement is reserved).

The five charges include genocide, murder, rape, conversion, looting and arson committed in different places of Patuakhali during the 1971 War of Independence.

Earlier on June 1, the prosecution, completing placing closing arguments on factual paints, sought capital punishment for Forkan Mallik for his alleged crimes against humanity in Mirzaganj upazila of Patuakhali in 1971.

A total of 14 witnesses, inclduign investigation officer Datya Ranjan Roy, gave depositions aganst Forkan form January 19-April 19 while four witnesses gave depositions in support of Forkan from April 26 to May 17.

On January 19, prosecutor placed opening statement aganst Forkan Mollik.  

On December 5, the tribunal took the charges of crimes against humanity against Forkan Mollik, a ‘Razakar commander’ from Mirzaganj of Patuakhali, into cognizance.

On November 17, the prosecution submitted the formal charge before the ICT-2l, with eight counts crimes against humanity including genocide, murder, rape, conversion, looting among others.

Earlier on October 27, the investigation agency of the ICT submitted the final report on investigation to the prosecution, with five charges.

Police arrested Forkan on June 25 and the tribunal sent Forkan Mollik to jail for his alleged crimes against humanity during the War of Independence.

BDST: 1257/ 1317 HRS, JUN 14, 2015
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