Indictment hearing today in Ashulia body burning case
A total of 16 individuals have been accused in the case, with eight of them currently in custody and present at the tribunal
The indictment hearing in a human rights violation case related to the July Uprising is scheduled to take place today (7 August) at the International Crimes Tribunal-2.
The case involves the killing of six youths during the July Uprising and subsequently torching their bodies in Ashulia to conceal the evidence.
The hearing will be presided over by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury.
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A total of 16 individuals have been accused in the case, with eight of them currently in custody and present at the tribunal.
The accused who are in custody include former additional superintendents of Police Md Shahidul Islam and Abdullahil Kafi, former DB inspector Md Arafat Hossain, and former sub-inspectors Abdul Malek, Arafat Uddin, Kamrul Hasan, Sheikh Abzalul Haque, and former constable Mukul Chokdar.
Eight other accused, including former member of parliament Muhammad Saiful Islam and former sub-inspector Biswajit Saha, remain at large. The tribunal has appointed two state-appointed lawyers to represent the absconding accused.
