Mahidur, Afsar jailed unto death for war crimes

FE Team | Published: May 21, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00

Mahidur Rahman and Afsar Hossain Chutu, both former Muslim League leaders of Chapainawabganj, were jailed unto death on Wednesday for their crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War, reports UNB.
With the accused Mahidur Rahman and Afsar Hossain Chutu in the dock, chairman of the three-member International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) Justice Obaidul Hassan pronounced the verdict in jam-packed courtroom at 11.30 am amid tight security after finding them guilty.
Earlier on Tuesday, the tribunal chairman fixed the day to deliver its judgment.
On April 22, ICT-2 had kept pending its verdict to be delivered any day after closing arguments in the trial of the war crimes allegedly perpetrated by Mahidur and Afsar.
Hearing the law-point arguments from both the prosecution and the defence lawyers, Justice Obaidul Hasan passed the order.
Following the order, prosecutor Shahidur Rahman told reporters that the allegations brought against them have been proved beyond any reasonable doubt.
On December 11, 2014, ICT-2 indicted Mahidur and Afsar in the case for crimes against humanity during the war.
The prosecution submitted three allegations against the two war crime suspects, which include killing of 24 people after capturing 39 people, plundering and torching of 70-80 houses and killing of four people after abduction during the war.
Mahidur hails from Dadanchak village while Afsar from Satrashia village in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj.