Send Ghulam Azam to jail: ICT

The order comes after the political guru of Jamaat appears before the tribunal dealing with 1971 crimes against humanity Updates

Dhaka, Jan 11 (bdnews24.com) – The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) ordered to send former Jamaat-e-Islami chief Ghulam Azam to jail on Wednesday.

The Jamaat guru is to be sent to the Dhaka Central Jail as per the order issued on Wednesday morning after he appeared before the tribunal as per a previous directive.

Rejecting his bail plea, the three-judge panel ordered the prosecution to submit all documents and list of witnesses by Thursday.

Azam's defence will collect them by Sunday.

Justice Nizamul Huq-led tribunal set Feb 15 for the hearing on framing of charges against him.

When defence counsel Abdur Razzaq requested for division in jail, the tribunal declined and asked him to file an application with the jail authorities.

The tribunal on Monday took prosecution charges of crimes against humanity against Azam into cognisance and asked his lawyer to produce him before the tribunal on Wednesday. In case of failure, the tribunal had said an arrest warrant would be issued.

He had filed a bail petition on Tuesday, citing old age and health complications.

Azam entered the tribunal with some lawyers after 10am. He was taken inside on a wheel chair.

Meanwhile, various groups gathered on the tribunal premises with placards and festoons demanding trial of Azam on Wednesday.

Extra police have been deployed to ensure security.

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