Advocate Abdus Subhan Tarafder, counsel for Jamaat leader ATM Azharul Islam, on Monday continued placing arguments for his high profile client at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1.
The defence on Monday concluded their arguments on charge number 4, out of the total six.
Justice M Enayetur Rahim, chairman of the three-member panel of the ICT-1, asked the defence counsel to wrap up his arguments on charges by today.
The prosecution concluded their part of arguments on August 26, seeking death for Azhar for his wartime crimes.
A total of 19 witnesses, including the investigation officer, testified against Azhar. Of them the prosecution declared their 7th witness hostile.
On the other hand, the defense produced one Anwarul Haque, a distant relative of Azhar, as their sole defense witness and exhibited their defense documents through him.
The ICT-1 on November 12, 2013, indicted Azhar for committing crimes against humanity during the War of Liberation.
According to the prosecution, Azhar, now 61, was commander of Rangpur district unit of Al-Badr during the War of Liberation. Hailed from Batason Lohanipara under Badarganj upazilla of Rangpur, Azhar was arrested from his Moghbazar residence in the capital on August 23, 2012 and produced before the tribunal three days later. He has been in jail since then.
