ICT-1 defers Mobarak’s trial hearing till April 17

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on Tuesday deferred the hearing of the trial of Mobarak Hossain, charged with committing crimes against humanity during the War of Liberation, till April 17.
Justice M Enayetur Rahim, chairman of the three-member panel of ICT-1, set the new date accepting a time plea of Tarikul Islam Tarique, counsel for Mobarak.
The ICT-1 on April 23, 2013, indicted alleged Razakar commander from Brahmanbaria on five charges of crimes against humanity.
The prosecution on February 25, 2013, submitted the formal charge against Mobarak and the ICT-1 on March 12 of the same year took the charges into cognizance.