NN ONLINE:
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on Wednesday ordered 15 serving Bangladesh Army officers to be jailed in connection with two enforced disappearance cases and a murder linked to last year’s July uprising. The officers, who had been in army custody, were brought to the tribunal around 7 a.m. under tight security, with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), and police stationed around the court. They were transported in a green, air-conditioned prison van.
After the hearing, the tribunal ordered that all 15 officers be remanded to jail. “The tribunal has issued the order; the government and jail authorities will decide where they will be kept,” Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam told reporters.
The officers are: Maj Gen Sheikh Md Sarwar Hossen; Brig Gens Md Jahangir Alam, Tofayel Mostofa Sarwar, Md Qamrul Hasan, Md Mahbub Alam, Md Mahbubur Rahman Siddique, and Ahmed Tanvir Majahar Siddique; Cols Anowar Latif Khan, AKM Azad, Abdullah Al Momen, and Md Sarwar Bin Kashem; Lt Cols Md Moshiur Rahman Jewel, Saiful Islam Sumon, and Mohammad Redowanul Islam; and Maj Rafat Bin Alam Moon.
The tribunal set November 5 for the July uprising murder case and November 20 for the two disappearance cases.
Earlier, on October 8, ICT-1 issued arrest warrants for 32 accused, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, and three former RAB chiefs.
