Justice Golam Mortuza new chairman of International Crimes Tribunal

The government has reconstituted the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), appointing High Court Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mazumdar as the new chairman. 

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul announced the appointment at a press briefing at the Secretariat this evening (14 October).

Justice Md Shafiul Alam Mahmud and retired District and Sessions Judge Md Mohitul Haque Enam Chowdhury have been appointed as members of the tribunal, he said.

"The appointments were approved in consultation with the Supreme Court. A gazette notification may be issued today," the law adviser added.

The announcement comes in light of the the government's preparations to appoint news judges for the tribunal to start the trial of the offenders who were involved in the mass killing of students and innocent people during the July-August uprising.

Justice Golam Martuza was recently appointed as an additional judge of the High Court.

On 8 October, the government appointed 23 additional judges at the High Court, raising the number of judges at the HC division to 101.

On 9 October, Law Adviser Asif Nazrul said the ICT will be reconstituted within a week and the tribunal would be able to start its work in full scale within a month.

With the appointment of 23 additional judges at the High Court, a significant progress was made regarding the appointment of judges in the ICT, he said.