Crimes against humanity case: Tribunal sets 23 June for testimony against Qamrul, Menon
Opening statement was deferred following a petition
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 today (17 June) fixed 23 June for recording testimony against banned Awami League praesidium member Qamrul Islam and Workers Party of Bangladesh President Rashed Khan Menon in a crimes against humanity case filed over the July Uprising.
The tribunal, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, passed the order.
The prosecution was scheduled to place its opening statement and begin recording testimony in the case today. However, the tribunal deferred the proceedings following a petition and set the new date.
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Qamrul and Menon were produced before the tribunal from jail in the morning.
On 30 April, ICT-1 framed formal charges against them and ordered the trial to begin.
According to the three charges brought by the prosecution, Qamrul and Menon allegedly incited violence to keep the Sheikh Hasina government in power.
The prosecution alleged that, while holding senior positions in the Awami League and the 14-party alliance, they instigated the use of lethal weapons and curfew against unarmed students and civilians.
It also alleged that demonstrators were shot as part of a continued conspiracy, leaving 23 people dead in Badda and nearby areas of the capital. Many others were injured.
