Qaiser trial: Prosecution\\\'s summing up arguments begin

The designated prosecutor on Wednesday assured the International Crimes Tribunal-2 that the prosecution will be able to prove the charges of the 1971 war crimes made against SM Qaiser, the turncoat politician from Habiganj. Prosecutor Rana Dasgupta came up with the assurance while submitting the prosecution case summing-up arguments, following the tribunal order. The prosecutor said accused Qaiser, also an ex-state minister during HM Ershad’s government, not only opposed Bangladesh’s liberation struggle like that of his Pakistan Muslim League (Convention) activists father and maternal uncle, but also he had committed the crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War under the section 3(2) of the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973. Earlier, the three-member tribunal, headed by Justice Obaidul Hassan, closed the cross-examinations chapter allowing the defence counsel an hour in this regard. The prosecution so far placed 32 prosecution witnesses (PWs), including ASP (retd) Monwara Begum, the investigation officer of the case, before the tribunal to prove all the 16 counts of war crimes charges made against accused Qaiser, according to bdnews24.com.