The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) released its report on probe into the alleged war crimes committed by nine men from Gaibandha in 1971.
“We have finalized our report, bringing four charges of crimes against humanity including murder and rape against the accused. The probe was initiated on Jan 30, 2018 and concluded today. The investigation officer recorded depositions of 29 witnesses,” Md Abdul Hannan Khan, chief coordinator of the agency, said at the media briefing on Monday (Mar 25).
Khan said the accused committed crimes against humanity from May 10 to Dec 8, 1971, in different villages in Katabari union under Gobindaganj Police Station in Gaibandha.
The nine accused are: Md Mofazzal Haque Prodhan alias Mofa, 82, Md Sekendar Ali, 66, Md Abdul Karim, 63, Md Ismail Hossain, 70, Md Akram Prodhan, 68, Md Hafizar Rahman, Mohammad Sharif Uddin, 64, Md Samsul Islam Khan, 64, and Md Abdul Mannan, 64. Except the last three, all are behind bars right now.