ICT probe body prepares report against 8 M’singh war criminals

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The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday released its report against eight alleged war criminals from Mymensingh including Jatiya Party lawmaker MA Hannan.
The other accused are Hannan’s son Rafique Sajjad, 62, Khandakar Golam Sabbir Ahmed, 69, Mizanur Rahman Mintu, 63, Hormuj Ali, 73, Mohammad Abdus Sattar, 64, Mohammad Fakruzzaman, 61, and Khandakar Golam Rabbani, 63.
“We have found their involvement in five incidents of war crimes those took place between April 21 and December 10 in Mymensingh. They were involved in crimes like arson, looting, abduction, confinement, torture, and killing,” said Mohammad Abdul Hannan Khan, coordinator of the agency, at a press briefing at its Dhanmandi office.
Of the eight, except Fakruzzaman and Rabbani, all the accused are behind bar now.
According to the agency, Hannan, who was general secretary of Mymensingh unit of Peace Committee, led his men in carrying out monstrous crimes against humanity from three different camps. Those three camps were situated at Mymensingh district rest house, East Pakistan Agriculture University (now Bangladesh Agriculture University) and Hannan’s house.

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