Dhaka, May 28 (bdnews24.com) – The International Crimes Tribunal-2 indicted Jamaat-e-Islami's Assistant Secretary General Abdul Quader Molla on Monday for crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
The tribunal, led by Justice A T M Fazle Kabir, framed the charges of war crimes against Molla.
Molla was indicted for six incidents of killing, genocide, conspiracy and instigation during the war.
The tribunal fixed June 20 to start recording deposition of witnesses.
Indictment hearing of the Jamaat leader began on Mar 7 at the ICT-1 with the prosecution presenting seven charges against him. It was later shifted to ICT-2 on Apr 16 following a prosecution petition.
A case was filed with Keraniganj police on Dec 17, 2007 against a number of Jamaat leaders including Molla for killing a person named 'Mostofa' during the Liberation War. Another case was filed against him with Pallabi police in 2008. He was arrested on July 13, 2010 for the second case.
The prosecution brought crimes against humanity charges including murder, rape and arson in its probe report placed at the tribunal on Nov 1 last year. The court took it into cognisance on Dec 28 the same year.
The prosecution report said the Jamaat leader operated in Mirpur and Mohammadpur areas of Dhaka during the war and started killing Bengalis from March 25 midnight of 1971.
Local Biharis assisted him in his killing and he also took part in the genocide at Mirpur's Alokdi village and was called the 'Butcher of Bengalis' for his atrocities.
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