ICT finds 16 involved in Ashulia killings, incineration during July uprising, formal charge to be filed on 2 July
The International Crimes Tribunal has fixed 2 July as the new date for submitting formal charges in a crimes against humanity case over the killing and incineration of six people in Ashulia during the July-August mass uprising
The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has found the involvement of 16 individuals in the killing and subsequent incineration of six bodies in Ashulia, Savar, during the July–August mass uprising last year.
The tribunal will live broadcast the judicial proceedings.
Earlier in the day, seven accused, including police officers Abdullah Hil Kafi and Shahidul Islam, were produced before the tribunal in connection with the case.
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In separate cases, former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun was brought to court over crimes against humanity, while former army officer Ziaul Ahsan was produced in relation to an enforced disappearance case.
The key accused in the Ashulia killings case are former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, and former IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun. Of the three, Mamun is in custody, while the other two remain at large.
Formal charges in Ashulia killings, incineration case to be filed on 2 July
The International Crimes Tribunal has fixed 2 July as the new date for submitting formal charges in a crimes against humanity case over the killing and incineration of six people in Ashulia during the July-August mass uprising.
The decision came after the prosecution sought more time today (24 June), the previously scheduled date for filing the formal charges.
The prosecution informed the tribunal that they had received the investigation report on 19 June, which found the involvement of 16 individuals in the incident. Based on that, they sought a one-week extension, which the tribunal granted, setting 2 July as the new deadline for filing the formal charge.
The case relates to a gruesome episode during last year's anti-discrimination mass uprising, where six people were allegedly killed and their bodies burned in the Ashulia area of Dhaka.
The case is being treated under the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act, with charges expected to include murder, torture, and other offences under crimes against humanity.
