ICT-1 sets Jan 20 for delivering judgment

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday fixed January 20 for delivering its judgment in the case filed over the killing of six students during July-August movement in Dhaka's Chankharpul area, reports UNB.

A three-member ICT bench led by its chairman Justice Golam Martuza Majumdar passed the order after concluding the law-point arguments in the case.

Four accused in the case-Inspector Arshad Hossain, constable Md Sujon Mia, Constable Emaz Hossain Emon and Constable Nasirul Islam- were produced before the tribunal.

The four fugitive accused are former DMP commissioner Habibur Rahman, former joint commissioner of DMP Sudip Kumar Chakraborty, former additional deputy commissioner (Ramna zone) Shah Alam Md Akhtarul Islam and former assistant commissioner (Ramna zone) Mohammad.

On July 14, the International Crimes Tribunal-1 framed charges against the eight policemen in the case.

Earlier on May 25, the ICT-1 took the charges into cognisance when the chief prosecutor of ICT Tajul Islam submitted a chargesheet in the Chankharpul killing.