Tribunal investigators find 'evidence' against Quader, 44 others

An investigating agency says it has found initial evidence of organised "crimes against humanity" during the July Uprising against Awami League General Secretary and former minister Obaidul Quader and 44 others, reports bdnews24.com.

Chief Prosecutor Advocate M Tajul Islam presented the finding to the International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday.

He asked for three more months to submit the investigation report in the case, and the three-member tribunal headed by Justice Md Golam Murtaza Mozumder granted it.

During the hearing, Tajul said that the tribunal had issued arrest warrants against 45 people, including Quader, in the case. Of the suspects, 18 are in custody while the rest are absconding.

"The investigation agency visited the scene of the crimes against humanity committed during the July Uprising and recorded the statements of eyewitnesses, the injured, the family members of martyrs and locals.

In addition, it reviewed the videos recorded on the mobile phones of the people present at the scene, reports and video clips published in print and electronic media, and medical records from the hospital."

He said, "Members of different law enforcing agencies, cadres of various organisations of the Awami League and the 14-party Alliance and the 'helmet force' attacked and shot at the protesting students and public."