UNB, Dhaka :
Allowing a prosecution adjournment plea, the International Crimes Tribubnal-2 on Tuesday fixed July 1 for the deposition by the investigation officer (IO) of the war crimes case against SM Qaiser, former state minister during the military rule of HM Ershad.
Designated prosecutor Rana Dasgupta moved the adjournment plea as IO Monwara Begum, the last witness (PW-32), fell sick.
On February 2, the tribunal indicted SM Qaiser for his involvement in crimes
against humanity, including genocide in 1971 Liberation War.
On August 5, 2013, responding to a petition, the tribunal granted Qaiser bail, subject to conditions, on medical and humanitarian grounds.
Septuagenarian Qaiser, a turncoat politician, was arrested on May 21 last year in connection with the war crimes case.
On November 14, 2013, after perusing the formal charge with 18 counts of offences submitted by the prosecution and the relevant documents, the tribunal took cognisance of the formal charge as it found prima facie case against the accused under sections 3(2) and 4(1) (2) of the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973.
According to the investigation agency, after the independence of Bangladesh, Qaiser, a former Pakistan Convention Muslim League activist, entered politics by joining BNP and subsequently became the president of Habiganj BNP.
Allowing a prosecution adjournment plea, the International Crimes Tribubnal-2 on Tuesday fixed July 1 for the deposition by the investigation officer (IO) of the war crimes case against SM Qaiser, former state minister during the military rule of HM Ershad.
Designated prosecutor Rana Dasgupta moved the adjournment plea as IO Monwara Begum, the last witness (PW-32), fell sick.
On February 2, the tribunal indicted SM Qaiser for his involvement in crimes
against humanity, including genocide in 1971 Liberation War.
On August 5, 2013, responding to a petition, the tribunal granted Qaiser bail, subject to conditions, on medical and humanitarian grounds.
Septuagenarian Qaiser, a turncoat politician, was arrested on May 21 last year in connection with the war crimes case.
On November 14, 2013, after perusing the formal charge with 18 counts of offences submitted by the prosecution and the relevant documents, the tribunal took cognisance of the formal charge as it found prima facie case against the accused under sections 3(2) and 4(1) (2) of the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973.
According to the investigation agency, after the independence of Bangladesh, Qaiser, a former Pakistan Convention Muslim League activist, entered politics by joining BNP and subsequently became the president of Habiganj BNP.
