International Crimes Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Ghulam Arieff Tipoo has written to ministries of Liberation War affairs, law and home affairs over his name appearing on the recently-published list of 1971 collaborators.
He disclosed the matter at a media briefing on Wednesday (Dec 18).
On Tuesday (Dec 17), the office of the chief prosecutor held a press conference protesting the inclusion of Ghulam Arieff's name in the list. In a written statement, Ghulam said: "I feel sickened and bewildered by this."
Ghulam Arieff Tipoo, chief prosecutor at the country’s only war crimes tribunal, is a Rajshahi-based 1952 Language Movement veteran and a wartime organizer of freedom fighters.
The government also awarded him the 'Ekushey Padak' this year for his contributions during the Language Movement.
The first installment of the list of 10,789 people, who collaborated with the Pakistani occupation forces during the nine-month-long Liberation War in 1971, has left people astonished as it was revealed that it apparently includes names of several freedom fighters and pro-liberation individuals.
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