DHAKA: Detective Branch of police (DB) raided the office of lawyer of convicted war criminal Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury’s and seized documents, printers and computers.

A DB team led by detective officers conducted the drive in Lawyer Barrister Fakhrul Islam’s office in capital’s Kakrail area around 2.00pm.

Barrister Fakhrul’s brother Sheikh Mahmud Kabir told banglanews that detectives raided the office and seized documents, one printer and three computers.

Deputy Commissioner Krisna Pado Roy of Detective Branch of police Dhaka Metropolitan (South) confirmed the matter to banglanews.

He said that police raided the office as per a ‘General-Diary’ filed with Shahbagh Thana by the Registrar of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT).

Police launched an investigation into the leak of war crimes verdict against Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury.

Earlier on Tuesday, International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 awarded death penalty to BNP lawmaker Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury for his involvement in crimes against humanity during liberation war in 1971.

BDST: 1800 HRS, OCT 04, 2013
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