Verdict on 6 Gaibandha ‘war criminals’ any day

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 will deliver its verdict any day in a case filed against six Gaibandha men including a former Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker for allegedly committing crimes during Liberation War in 1971.

The accused are Jamaat's ex-MP Abu Saleh Md Abdul Aziz Mia, Ruhul Amin alias Manju, Abu Muslim Md Ali, Abdul Latif, Najmul Huda and Abdur Rahim Mia.

Abdul Latif is in jail now while the others are absconding.

The three-member tribunal led by Justice Md Shahinur Islam kept the verdict waiting after it completed rehearing the closing argument from both the prosecution and the defence counsel today.

The prosecution prayed for capital punishment saying that they have been able to prove all three charges brought against the accused while defence counsel sought acquittal of the accused.

The accused are facing three charges -- looting and killing of a Hindu man at Moujamali village in Gaibandha Sadar upazila, killing of a Chhatra League leader, and killing of 13 chairmen and members of five unions in Sundarganj.