Jul-Aug massacre: Probe report submitted to ICT prosecution against Hasina, 2 others
Besides Hasina, the other two accused in the case are former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun
Highlights:
- Charges include genocide, murder, crimes against humanity
- Besides Hasina, other 2 accused are ex-home minister Kamal, ex-IGP Mamun
- Probe report filed with all documents and CDs containing evidence
- 2nd probe report to be submitted over July-August atrocities
The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has submitted an investigation report to the prosecution against ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two others in a case over charges of genocide, murder, and crimes against humanity committed during the July-August uprising of 2024.
The report, along with all case documents and CDs containing evidence of the crimes, was submitted to the ICT Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam this morning (12 May).
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Besides Hasina, the other two accused in the case are former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun.
The prosecution team will now verify and thoroughly review the investigation report before submitting it to the ICT with the formal charge sheet.
This was the second investigation report submitted regarding atrocities that occurred during the student-led July-August uprising, which toppled the Awami League government after 15 years in power.
Previously, on 21 April, the ICT investigation team submitted the full investigation report against eight policemen in a case of genocide and crimes against humanity related to the killing of seven students during the student protest in Dhaka's Chankharpul area on 5 August last year.
It was the first complete probe report officially submitted to the tribunal among the cases filed over the killings during the July-August Uprising.
Among the accused in the Chankharpul case are former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman and seven other police officers.
Four of the accused — Inspector Arshad, Constable Md Sujon, Constable Imaaj Hossain Iman, and Constable Nasirul Islam — are currently in custody.
According to the report, the accused used lethal force on 5 August, opening fire in the Chankharpul area and killing the students, including Shahriar Khan Anas, Sheikh Mahdi Hasan Zunaid, Md Yaqoob, Md Rakib Howlader, Md Ismamul Haque, and Manik Miah Shahri.
