DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 found BNP lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury guilty of nine charges out of total allegations of war crimes including genocide and killings.

Out of total 23 charges, SQ Chowdhury was, however, acquitted of eight charges while the prosecutions failed to prove six other allegations.

ICT read out the verdict and made the observation on Tuesday.

Nine charges in which the BNP leader was found guilty are - Charge No.2- Maddhaya Gohira Genocide; Charge No.3- Murder of Nutun Chandra Singha; Charge No.4- Genocide at Jogotmollopara; Charge No.5- Murder of Nepal Chandra and three others; and Charge No.6- Genocide at Unsuttarpara; Charge No.7- Killing of Satish Chandra Palit; Charge No.8- Killing of Mozaffar and his son; Charge No. 17- abduction and torture of Nizamuddin Ahmed; and Charge No. 18- abduction and torture of Saleh Uddin.

Justice Anwarul Haque started reading the summary of 172-page verdict at about 10:43am in presence of Salauddin Quader Chowdhury. Justice Jahangir Hossain reading out the next part of verdict.

Earlier, Salauddin Quader Chowdhury was taken to the tribunal at 10:00am Tuesday as the tribunal will pronounce verdict.

He was indicted for 23 charges of crimes against humanity including genocide, murder, rape, abduction and tortures.

BDST: 1251 HRS, OCT 01, 2013
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