BANGLADESH NEWS
Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman was indicted on Monday on seven charges of crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War in 1971.
After framing the charges, the International Crimes Tribunal-2 set July 2 for the trial to begin with opening statement from the prosecution.
The charges against the detained Jamaat assistant secretary general include involvement in murder and other crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War of the country.
The tribunal also asked the defence to submit a list of their witnesses and other documents before it on July 2.
After charges against Kamaruzzaman were read out, the three member tribunal led by its Chairman Justice ATM Fazle Kabir asked him if he pleaded guilty or not guilty. The Jamaat leader claimed himself innocent.
On May 20, the tribunal set June 4 for framing charges against the Jamaat leader after both prosecution and defence concluded their arguments over the charges.
The ICT-1 on January 31 accepted charges against Kamaruzzaman regarding his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity. Later, the case was shifted to the ICT-2.
The prosecution on January 15 pressed charges against the detained Jamaat leaders on nine counts of crimes against humanity, including conspiracy of genocide.
Kamaruzzaman operated in Mymensingh, Jamalpur, Tangail and Sherpur areas during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971, according to the charges.
Kamaruzzaman is among six Jamaat leaders, including its former chief Ghulam Azam and two BNP leaders, facing war crimes charges before the court.
Earlier, the two tribunals dealing with the war crimes charges framed charges against Jamaat former chief Ghulam Azam, its present Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami, its Nayeb-e-Ameer Delawar Hossain Sayedee, its another assistant secretary general Abdul Quader Mollah and BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.
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