Staff Reporter : Government has removed Tureen Afroz from Prosecutor post of International Crimes Tribuna on Monday for ‘violating discipline and professional conduct and committing serious misconduct’ an official order issued by Law, Justice and Parliament Affairs Ministry said it.
Tureen Afroz was withdrawn by the chief prosecutor’s office in May last year from all cases and asked the prosecutor to submit all documents.
She earned much applause for her performance in dealing with the war crimes cases, was appointed on February 2, 2013.
The chief prosecutor’s office of International Crimes Tribunal has requested the law ministry to launch an investigation against Tureen Afroz over an alleged meeting held secretly with an accused of war criminal.
A letter, signed by Chief Prosecutor Ghulam Arief Tipoo, said that Tureen held a meeting with war crimes accused and former acting director general of NSI Oahidul Haque.
Oahidul recorded the conversation between him and Tureen. The investigation agency and prosecution got a copy of the conversation.
On April 25, the ICT sent Oahidul to jail in a case of war crime.
