The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) today (Oct 27) showed 20 former ministers, advisers, secretaries and security forces officials arrested, allowing two separate pleas of the prosecution.

The three-judge panel of the ICT led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, passed the orders this afternoon.

"We moved three separate applications today. Of the three, two were for showing 20 people, who have already been arrested in other cases and are now behind bars, arrested in cases lodged under the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT). Under one petition, the court showed 14 people, including Anisul Huq, Faruk Khan, Dr Dipu Moni, Rashed Khan Menon, Hasanul Haque Inu, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, Salman F Rahman, Mohammad Abdur Razzaque, Shajahan Khan, Kamal Ahmed Mazumder, Golam Dastagir Gazi, AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and former home secretary Md Jahangir Alam arrested. The court ordered to produce them before it on November 18," ICT chief prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam said.

"Under the 2nd petition, we pleaded to show six former officials of security agencies arrested. They are former inspector general of police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, sacked Maj Gen Ziaul Ahsan, former additional superintendent of police (ASP) Abdullahel Kafi, former detective branch (DB) of police inspector Arafat Hossain, Abul Hasan and Mazharul Islam. The court allowed our plea and ordered to produce these six former security officials on November 20," Tajul added.

The chief prosecutor further said the tribunal, which is set to hold trial of murder, genocides, crimes against humanity committed during the anti-discrimination student movement in July and August, also issued arrest warrant against 17 policemen, including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman.

BDST: 1613 HRS, OCT 27, 2024
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