Mobarak case argument from May 11

Arguments in the war crimes trial of Mobarak Hossain, an expelled Awami League leader from Brahmanbaria district, begins on May 11. The International Crimes Tribunal-1, led by M Enayetur Rahim, fixed the date on Thursday afternoon. The 3rd and the last defence witness was to testify yesterday but Mubarak’s lawyer, Tajul Islam, told the tribunal he could not be produced. The tribunal ended the recording of to testimonies of defence witnesses and set the date for argument. Earlier, on November 25, the tribunal had endorsed three defence witnesses, including Mobarak himself and his elder son Mohammad Asad Uddin. Mobarak and Asad gave their statements in the court but the defence was unable to produce the 3rd witness, according to bdnews24.com.