Enforced disappearance: BNP submits complaint to ICT against Hasina, 15 others
The 16 individuals also include former law minister Anisul Huq and former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed
The BNP has submitted a formal complaint to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against 16 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over the enforced disappearances of party leaders and activists from 2019 until the fall of the Awami League government.
The 16 individuals also include former law minister Anisul Huq and former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed.
The complaint was filed today (13 July) by Salahuddin Khan, an executive member of the BNP central committee and coordinator of the party's Information Cell, at the ICT Chief Prosecutor's Office, alongside families of the victims.
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Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam assured that a proper investigation will be carried out and appropriate legal action will follow based on findings.
The complaint details 11 cases of enforced disappearance during the specified period. The victims' families allege that these incidents were politically motivated and targeted solely because the victims were affiliated with the BNP.
They described the disappearances as part of a pattern of brutal repression by the then-government.
