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Tribunal blasts prosecution for negligence

 New Nation
 Published: 12:00 AM, 06 March 2017

The International Crime Tribunal (ICT)-1on Sunday came down heavily on the prosecution for its negligence in dealingwith a crimes against humanity case against former Jatiya Party lawmaker MA Hannan from Mymensingh and seven others.
The prosecution pleaded for allowing them to correct address ofKhandaker Golam Rabbani, a fugitive, in arrest warrant issued againsthim in 2015.
Prosecutor Tapas Kanti Baul submitted the plea as the conductingprosecutor Sultan Mahmud Simon was absent at the court at the time.
“The arrest warrant was issued in 2015, police has informed you aboutthe mistake but you did not bother to bring the matter to the court’sattention. Advertisement has been published for his appearance orsurrender already based on that wrong address. Do you think thegovernment has abundant money that it can afford to waste it,” JusticeMd Shahinur Islam asked.
“We are seeing it there is an attempt to take the case haywire from the very start. Even the conducting prosecutor is not present here,” Justice Md. Shohrowardi said.
In the meantime, prosecutor Sultan Mahmud Simon entered into the courtroom and sought unconditional apology for the mistake.
“No apology. Go and file a plea to issue a warrant afresh admitting your negligence,” Justice Shahinur added.
Justice Anwarul Haque, chairman of the three-member panel of the ICT-1, then adjourned the hearing of the case till April 18.
Apart from Hannan, the other accused in the case are Hannan’s son Rafique Sajjad, 62, Khandakar Golam Sabbir Ahmed, 69, Mizanur Rahman Mintu, 63, Hormuj Ali, 73, Mohammad Abdus Sattar, 64, MohammadFakruzzaman, 61, and Khandakar Golam Rabbani, 63. Of these, Fakruzzaman, Sattar and Rabbani are still on the run.