The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) today issued arrest warrants against former Dhaka-19 MP Muhammad Saiful Islam and four police officials in connection with crimes against humanity and genocide in Savar during the July-August mass uprising.
Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam confirmed the development during a press briefing at the ICT premises.
The tribunal ordered the accused to appear before the court on January 26.
The prosecutor refrained from disclosing the names of the four police officials to prevent them from fleeing. Notably, the case drew significant attention due to a viral video from the uprising allegedly showing the mishandling of victims' bodies.
The video, widely circulated on social media, depicts several partially covered bloodstained bodies stacked on a van, with police officers standing nearby. In one instance, two officers wearing police vests are seen tossing another body onto the pile.
The footage, nearly two minutes long, began with the body of a young man lying on the road. Later, it showed multiple bodies stacked on a van, covered with bedsheets, while two men's bloodstained hands and faces are visible. At one point, two policemen in flak jackets appeared to shake the body of a man lying on the ground.
Toward the end of the video, two individuals were seen placing a banner over the bodies, seemingly to cover them, as six to seven police officers stand nearby.
Source: The Daily Sun
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