ICT on Alim
Cognisance of charges deferred
The International Crimes Tribunal yesterday deferred the date to pass order on whether to take the charges accusing BNP lawmaker Abdul Alim of committing crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War into cognisance.
The tribunal headed by its Chairman Justice Md Nizamul Haq fixed March 27 to pass the order, as a judge of the tribunal, AKM Zaheer Ahmed, was absent due to illness.
As per the tribunal's rules of procedure, presence of all three judges is required to pass the order on the cognisance matter, the court said yesterday.
The court asked Alim, who appeared in a wheelchair yesterday, facing 74 charges of crimes against humanity including genocide, murder, looting, arson and rape, to appear before it on that day and extended his bail.
The prosecution submitted the formal charges against Alim on March 15 and prayed to the court to take those into cognisance.
Arrested on March 27 last year in Joypurhat, Alim was granted conditional bail four days later.
Alim is among two BNP and six Jamaat leaders facing charges of crimes against humanity at the tribunal.
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