War Crimes
Order on charges against Kamaruzzaman today
The International Crimes Tribunal today will pass an order whether it will accept the formal charge against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman in connection with his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the War of Liberation in 1971.
The tribunal's registrar's office yesterday sent a notice to the jail authorities to produce Kamaruzzaman before the tribunal this morning, Registrar M Shahinur Islam told The Daily Star yesterday.
He said the tribunal judges at their chamber on Monday fixed January 18 (today) for passing the order whether they will take the formal charge against the Jamaat assistant secretary general into cognizance for his trial.
Earlier on Sunday, the prosecution pressed the formal charge with nine counts of crime, including conspiracy of genocide and crimes against humanity, against Kamaruzzaman after a revision before the tribunal.
Kamaruzzaman's areas of operation were Mymensingh, Jamalpur, Tangail and Sherpur, according to prosecutor Zead Al Malum. He also said Kamaruzzaman was the chief coordinator of Al Badr.
The tribunal on December 28 last year sent the formal charge against Kamaruzzaman back to the prosecution as the charges were not classified and organised properly and asked the prosecution to resubmit it by January 12.
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