DistantNews
Support us
🇧🇩 Bangladesh /Crime & Justice

[object Object]

From Daily Star · () English

Summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources New plan
  • An International Crimes Tribunal ordered four individuals, including a former lawmaker, to be produced in court on August 3 for a crimes against humanity case.
  • The case concerns the killing of 17 people in Jatrabari during the July 2024 uprising.
  • The accused are currently in custody for another case, and one faces a separate trial for another killing.

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 has ordered jail authorities to bring four accused, including former Awami League lawmaker Kazi Monirul Islam Monu, to court on August 3. They face charges in a crimes against humanity case related to the killing of 17 people in Jatrabari during the July 2024 uprising.

The other accused are former Jatrabari Police Station officer-in-charge Abul Hasan, former Dhaka South City Corporation Ward-63 councilor Shafiqul Islam Khan, and Jatrabari Thana Awami League general secretary Harunur Rashid Munna. The prosecution submitted a petition seeking their court appearance, citing their current custody in another case.

Prosecutor Faruque Ahmed confirmed the order, noting that Abul Hasan is already on trial for another crimes against humanity case. That case involves the killing of Imam Hasan Bhuiyan Tayim, a student shot dead in Jatrabari on July 20, 2024.

The order came after the prosecution submitted a petition, seeking their production before the court in connection with the killings that took place in Jatrabari on July 19 and 20, 2024

— Faruque AhmedProsecutor Faruque Ahmed explained the reason for the tribunal's order.
DistantNews Editorial

Originally published by Daily Star. Summarized and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

More Stories

From Our Blog