DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal-1 took into cognizance the formal charges of ‘crime against humanity’ against Jamaat-e-Islami nayeb-e-ameer Abdus Subhan for his role during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.

The three-member tribunal led-by Justice ATM Fazle Kabir also fixed October 2 for charge framing hearing against the Jamaat leader.

The prosecution submitted the formal charges to the ICT against Subhan on September 15.

The ICT investigation team started investigation into the allegations against Subhan on April 15 and finished on September 12.

Abdul Hannan Khan said charges of different types of crimes including genocide, murder, torture, arson, abduction, loot, confinement and conspiracy were brought against Abdus Subhan.

On September 20 in 2012, Sobhan was arrested following a warrant issued against him by a Pabna court.

Later, he was shown arrested in the case of committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.

According to the prosecution, Sobhan was the Pabna chapter Jamaat Ameer just before the liberation war and had formed Peace Committee, Al-Badr and Razakar (collaborating forces) in his locality and committed crimes against humanity there.

BDST: 1318 HRS, SEP 19, 2013
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