ICT orders producing Zia assassination convict Mozzaffar in July Uprising case
A three-member bench of ICT-2 led by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury passed the order today (21 July) following a prosecution petition.
The International Crimes Tribunal has ordered that Major (retd) Md Mozzaffar Hossain, convicted in the assassination of former president Ziaur Rahman, be produced before it on Thursday (23 July) in connection with a case filed over crimes against humanity during the July Uprising.
A three-member bench of ICT-2 led by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury passed the order today (21 July) following a prosecution petition.
Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam told the tribunal that Mozzaffar, arrested in the Ziaur Rahman assassination case, is currently in the custody of the Military Police.
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He sought a production warrant, saying Mozzaffar was also involved in crimes against humanity.
Following the hearing, the tribunal directed the authorities to produce him before it on Thursday.
Prosecutors Gazi MH Tamim, Faruk Ahmad, Shahidul Islam Sardar, Shaikh Mahdi, Moinul Karim and others were present during the hearing.
Yesterday, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said Mozzaffar will be tried under military law through a general court-martial.
Speaking at a press conference, he said Mozzaffar's associates have also been tried in a military court.
He added that Mozzaffar lived under a different identity in a neighbouring country for many years before being arrested based on intelligence and turned over to the army for trial under military law.
Mozzaffar had been on the run for 45 years. He was arrested at a house in Dhaka's Banani on 15 July and handed over to the Military Police at Dhaka Cantonment the following day.
