I am astonished, disheartened: ICT chief prosecutor

Chief Prosecutor Office of the International Crimes Tribunal today held a press briefing to protest the inclusion of Ghulam Arieff Tipoo on the Razakars’ list.

Prosecutor Sultan Mahmud Simon read out written a statement of Tipoo at his office, where he said: “I am astonished, surprised, disheartened and humiliated by it.”

Liberation War Affairs Ministry has shown uttered neglect by releasing and publishing the list of Razakars without doing necessary examination and scrutiny, he said.

Tipoo is a gazetted freedom fighter and now receiving monthly government allowance for the freedom fighter.

“My forceful demand that they [Liberation War Ministry] will understand their fault and publish gazette correcting the error immediately and carry out publicity through media,” he said.

Tipoo also said he thought anti-liberation force at the liberation war affairs ministry did the act intentionally.

Prosecutor Zead Al Malum said on different occasions the Chief Prosecutor Office and investigation agency of the tribunal sought information about anti-liberation element from the home ministry but to no avail.

Meanwhile, the Chief Prosecutor Office today sent a letter to the home minister seeking information about the basis of the Razakar list, a prosecutor said.