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Order on Tajul, Jamaat leaders’ contempt charge Apr 20

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Update: 2015-04-15 06:14:00
Order on Tajul, Jamaat leaders’ contempt charge Apr 20

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 fixed April 20 to pass an order as the hearing on contempt charge brought against advocate Tajul Islam and five leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir for making adverse comment over its judgment ended.

The accused leaders are Jamaat’s acting Ameer Makbul Ahmed, acting Nayeb-e-ameer Mahibur Rahman and acting secretary general Dr Shafiqur Rahman, and Shibir president Abdul Jabbar and its general secretary Mohammad Atikur Rahman.

A three-member ICT team, headed by its chairman M Enayetur Rahim, on Wednesday fixed the date as hearing arguments of both prosecution and defense lawyers ended.

Lawyer Mashiuzzaman and Tariquzzaman moved for Jamaat-Shibir leaders while prosecutor Jeyad Al Malum and Barrister Turin Afroz stood the prosecution.

On February, Advocate Nazrul Islam submitted explanations of Jamaat Shibir leaders in reply to show cause notice.

On January 28, Jamaat-e-Islami leaders’ lawyer advocate Tajul Islam apologized before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 unconditionally.

Supreme Court Lawyers’ Association general secretary Barrister Badruddoza Badal and Advocate Ruhul Kudds Kajal submitted Tajul’s written explanation with apology unconditionally.

On January 12, the ICT has issued show-cause notice to five leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir along with their lawyer Advocate Tajul Islam.

The ICT has asked them to explain by January 28 why contempt of court proceedings should not be moved against them for their statements given to the media on the verdict of death penalty of Jamaat leader ATM Azharul Islam.

On December 30, ATM Azhar was sentenced to death on three charges of genocide, mass killing and crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.

The ICT accused them of contempt of court as they called hartal for December 31 and January 1 protesting the verdict of the tribunal and commented on its judgment negatively to the media.

BDST: 1613 HRS, APR 15, 2015
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