War crimes verdict on ex-JP leader Abdul Jabbar any day now

The verdict on ex-Jatiya Party MP Abdul Jabbar in a war crimes case is expected any day.

Staff Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 3 Dec 2014, 06:50 AM
Updated : 3 Dec 2014, 07:05 AM

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 led by Justice Enayetur Rahim finished the trial proceedings in absentia on Wednesday and kept its verdict pending.

The tribunal had declared Jabbar an absconder earlier and appointed Supreme Court lawyer Abul Hasan as his counsel.

On May 11, the prosecution pressed charges against the former Jatiya Party lawmaker.

He is charged with five types of crimes against humanity committed during Bangladesh’s Liberation War.

Jabbar, son-in-law of a local Muslim League leader, was the founder of the ‘Peace Committee’ in Pirojpur’s Mathbarhia, the report said.

Investigations into his alleged crimes started on May 19 last year.

According to the investigators, the 80-year-old engineer is now in the US.

Charges against Jabbar

* Killing two freedom fighters at Mathbarhia’s Phuljhuri during the Liberation War. Torching and ransacking of over 100 houses at Nathparha and Kuluparha in Pirojpur.

* Killing a man at Phuljhuri, setting fire to 360 houses before looting them.

* Killing 11 people at Pirojpur’s Noli village, looting and setting fire to 60 houses there.

* Forced conversion of 200 Hindus at Phuljhuri.

* Detaining 37 people from Angulkata and Mathbarhia, killing 22 of them and seriously injuring others.