Charges against Nizami taken into cognizance
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Monday took into cognizance the formal war crime charges against Jama'at-e-Islami leader Motiur Rahman Nizami, reports BSS.
The three-member tribunal headed by Justice Nizamul Haque set February 12 for hearing to frame charges against the Jamaat leader.
The tribunal, however, ordered the prosecution to supply the formal charges and relevant documents to the defence counsel by January 12.
Earlier, the prosecution submitted formal charges against Nizami with a prayer to take those into cognizance.
The investigation agency started investigation against him on July 21 last year. He was shown arrested on August 2 last year.
Prosecutor Ziad Al Malum said, during investigation, it was detected that Nizami played a vital role in conducting several operations to kill the intellectuals of the country during the War of Liberation.
Meanwhile, the ICT Monday asked Jama'at-e-Islami leader Ghulam Azam's lawyer to bring him to the tribunal on January 11.
The three-member tribunal headed by Justice Nizamul Haque issued the order to Jama'at leader's counsel Barrister Abdur Razzak.
The order was issued after taking the formal charges against Ghulam Azam into cognizance as the prosecution earlier resubmitted the charges following the instruction of the tribunal.
Failure to present Azam before the tribunal on the specified date should lead to issuance of warrant of arrest, Chairman of the tribunal Justice Haque said in the open court.
The three-member tribunal headed by Justice Nizamul Haque set February 12 for hearing to frame charges against the Jamaat leader.
The tribunal, however, ordered the prosecution to supply the formal charges and relevant documents to the defence counsel by January 12.
Earlier, the prosecution submitted formal charges against Nizami with a prayer to take those into cognizance.
The investigation agency started investigation against him on July 21 last year. He was shown arrested on August 2 last year.
Prosecutor Ziad Al Malum said, during investigation, it was detected that Nizami played a vital role in conducting several operations to kill the intellectuals of the country during the War of Liberation.
Meanwhile, the ICT Monday asked Jama'at-e-Islami leader Ghulam Azam's lawyer to bring him to the tribunal on January 11.
The three-member tribunal headed by Justice Nizamul Haque issued the order to Jama'at leader's counsel Barrister Abdur Razzak.
The order was issued after taking the formal charges against Ghulam Azam into cognizance as the prosecution earlier resubmitted the charges following the instruction of the tribunal.
Failure to present Azam before the tribunal on the specified date should lead to issuance of warrant of arrest, Chairman of the tribunal Justice Haque said in the open court.