SHERPUR, Dec 22(bdnews24.com): Police have arrested a defence witness in the war crimes case against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mohammad Kamaruzzaman on charge of threatening women who had lost their husbands in the 1971 Liberation War.
Sherpur Additional Superintendent of Police Mohibul Islam Khan said Arshad Ali was arrested on Sunday night.
Ali, 55, testified in favour of the Jamaat acting secretary general in the tribunal, which awarded him capital punishment for crimes against humanity during the war.
The Supreme Court upheld the tribunal verdict on an appeal by Kamaruzzaman.
ASP Islam said on Sunday night that Ali was being interrogated at the Sherpur Police Station.
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FE Team | Published: December 23, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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