The verdict in the case of crimes against humanity in the shooting of a youth hanging from the cornice of a building under construction in Rampura in the capital during the July Uprising and the killing of two others will be delivered on Sunday.
On June 15, the three-member International Crimes Tribunal-1 headed by Justice Md. Golam Mortuza Mozumder set the verdict date.
The other two members of the tribunal are Justice Shafiul Alam and Justice Mohitul Haque Enam Chowdhury.
Prosecutor Gazi Monwar Hussain Tamim told reporters on Saturday that the verdict in the case will be broadcast live on BTV subject to the permission of the tribunal.
There are five accused in the case, four of whom are absconding.
They are former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman, former ADC of Khilgaon region Md. Rashedul Islam, former OC of Rampura Police Station Mashiur Rahman and former SI Tariqul Islam Bhuiyan.
Former assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the police Chanchal Chandra Sarkar has been arrested and kept in jail. He was produced before the tribunal on June 15. On this day, the prosecution and the defense presented their arguments in the second round in the case.
The tribunal then set a date for the verdict. Lawyer Sarwar Jahan Nippon presented the argument on behalf of the accused Chanchal Chandra Sarkar. Stating that Chanchal Sarkar's client was not involved in the incident, he sought his acquittal from the charges in the case. However, the chief prosecutor Md. Aminul Islam sought the maximum punishment for all five accused. Earlier, Chanchal Chandra Sarkar testified again on June 10.
In his re-testimony, he accused a prosecutor of intimidation and pressure. The accused gave his first testimony on January 13 this year.
The accused are accused of shooting Amir Hossain, a young man who was hanging from a cornice in Rampura, the capital, during the mass uprising on July 19, 2024, killing his grandmother Maya Islam by piercing the head of child Basit Khan Musa, 7, and killing another person Md. Nadeem.
The verdict in the case was scheduled for March 4. However, the verdict was not announced on that day following the prosecution's appeal.
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