The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Wednesday set December 19 for submitting probe report over allegations of killings, genocides and crimes against humanity against eight former security officials, including former director general (DG) of NTMC sacked Maj Gen Ziaul Ahsan, whom the prosecution compared with Serbian atrocious war criminals Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic, reports BSS.
The three-member tribunal, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, fixed the date as the prosecution pleaded for two months time for submitting report on investigation against the alleged crimes committed by the arrested top security officials.
Chief Prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam at the start of today's proceedings pleaded for two months time to submit report of investigation into the alleged killings, genocides and crimes against humanity committed by the accused, saying the extent of the crimes committed by them is almost beyond the imagination.
“Around 2,000 people were killed, more than 25,000 were injured in the July-August mass uprising. We have received only 200 complaints so far. They have been accused of planning, preparation for the heinous crimes, ordering, abetment, complicity, inciting and participating in the crimes. We have received so many evidences that we need time to collect and compile those in order. Even the devil would be afraid of committing the crimes committed by these accused,” the chief prosecutor said.
Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan
