ICT-1 sets 19 April for charge framing hearing against Shamim Osman, 11 others in July Uprising case
Earlier, on 4 March, the tribunal ordered the publication of notices in newspapers asking the 12 absconding accused to appear before it.
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) set 19 April for the charge framing hearing against 12 accused, including former MP Shamim Osman, in a crimes against humanity case over 10 deaths in Narayanganj during the 2024 July Uprising.
The order was passed by a two-member tribunal led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumdar today (5 April).
Prosecutor Abdus Sattar Paloan appeared for the prosecution and informed the tribunal that all the accused are currently absconding.
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He sought time to appoint state defence lawyers for them and to proceed with the formal framing of charges.
The tribunal then fixed 19 April for the next hearing.
Earlier, on 4 March, the tribunal ordered the publication of notices in newspapers asking the 12 absconding accused to appear before it.
On 19 January, the tribunal took cognisance of the formal charges submitted by the prosecution and issued arrest warrants against them.
According to the prosecution, 10 people were killed in the Fatullah-Signboard area of Narayanganj during the student-led movement on 19 and 21 July and 5 August 2024. The prosecution alleged that all the accused were armed during the incidents.
In connection with the incident, three separate allegations of crimes against humanity have been brought against the 12 individuals, including Shamim Osman.
