The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has indicted former Director General of National Security Intelligence (NSI) Muhammad Wahidul Haque in a crime against humanity law suit.
Justice Md Shahinur Islam, Chairman of the three-member judge panel of the ICT-1, passed the order in presence of the accused on Wednesday and set 24th November to start placing statement and examining prosecution’s witnesses in the case.
The tribunal framed a charge against Haque for
committing crimes against humanity, genocide, and violating Geneva Convention during the Liberation War in 1971. Haque, who was present on the dock, pleaded not guilty as the tribunal read out the charge framing order.
On October 30,2018, the investigation agency of the ICT finalised its report on probe into the alleged crimes against humanity committed by Wahidul Haque in 1971.
According to the prosecution, Wahidul Haque, who was an adjutant of 29 Cavalry Regiment, based in Rangpur Cantonment at that time, went on a killing spree on 28 March 1971, as he and his subordinates opened firing on freedom-loving people of the area and killed around 600 innocents.
They also set fire to houses and burnt the bodies of those killed in their gunfire, the prosecution said.
The ICT probe body had launched their investigation against Haque on 5th December 2016, and concluded on 30th October 2018. They made 54 people witnesses in the trial.
Wahidul Haque was arrested on 24th April 2018, from his Baridhara residence in the capital after the ICT-1 issued arrest warrant against him.
