DHAKA: Formal charge against Jatiya Party former state minister Mohammad Kaiser was submitted to International Crimes Tribunal for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity war crime during Liberation War.

ICT-2 prosecutors Turin Afroj, Jeyad Al Malum, Taposh Kanti Bal and Rezia Sultana Chaman submitted the formal charge on Sunday via tribunal registrar.

The formal charge will be placed before the three-member tribunal led-by Justice Obaidul Hasan on Monday, says prosecutor Jeyad Al Malum.

The formal charge stated that Kaiser had formed an associated organization to assist Pakistani military forces in Habiganj district in 1971. His group was known as Kaiser Bahini. The group helped Pakistani forces for mass killing and rape.

A total of 18 allegations including genocide, abduction, murder, confinement, torture and arson were brought against him.  

On May 21, law enforcers arrested Kaiser from capital’s Apollo hospital and now he is in bail.

BDST: 1320 HRS, NOV 10, 2013
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