Court Correspondent :
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) yesterday (Tuesday) sentenced Abdus Samad Musa Khan to death for his crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of 1971.
The three-member ICT Bench led by Justice Md Shahinur Islam pronounced the verdict on Tuesday.
Four cases for killing 15 people, torturing 21 people and looting and arson attack on houses in
Puthia and Durgapur upazilas of Rajshahi in 1971 have been proved against the accused. He was shown arrested on January 24 in 2017 and was sent in the jail.
The tribunal on July 8 kept the verdict in CAV (Curia Advisory Vault) a Latin legal term, meaning the court awaits judgement as both the prosecution and defence concluded their arguments in the case on the day.
The tribunal on September 9 last year, framed four charges against humanity against Musa Khan and the trial was initiated through opening statement on October 10.
A total of 15 prosecution witnesses, including the Investigation Officer, testified against the accused, but the defence failed to produce any witness to vouch for Musa Khan’s innocence.
Son of late Abbas Ali of Banshbari area under Puthia Police Station in Rajshahi, Musa Khan was a supporter of Jamaat-e-Islami and joined local gang of Razakars when the Liberation War broke out.
It is the 39th verdict from the tribunal formed to try the war criminals of 1971, who unleashed barbaric crimes on innocent people, siding with their West Pakistani masters.
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) yesterday (Tuesday) sentenced Abdus Samad Musa Khan to death for his crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of 1971.
The three-member ICT Bench led by Justice Md Shahinur Islam pronounced the verdict on Tuesday.
Four cases for killing 15 people, torturing 21 people and looting and arson attack on houses in
Puthia and Durgapur upazilas of Rajshahi in 1971 have been proved against the accused. He was shown arrested on January 24 in 2017 and was sent in the jail.
The tribunal on July 8 kept the verdict in CAV (Curia Advisory Vault) a Latin legal term, meaning the court awaits judgement as both the prosecution and defence concluded their arguments in the case on the day.
The tribunal on September 9 last year, framed four charges against humanity against Musa Khan and the trial was initiated through opening statement on October 10.
A total of 15 prosecution witnesses, including the Investigation Officer, testified against the accused, but the defence failed to produce any witness to vouch for Musa Khan’s innocence.
Son of late Abbas Ali of Banshbari area under Puthia Police Station in Rajshahi, Musa Khan was a supporter of Jamaat-e-Islami and joined local gang of Razakars when the Liberation War broke out.
It is the 39th verdict from the tribunal formed to try the war criminals of 1971, who unleashed barbaric crimes on innocent people, siding with their West Pakistani masters.
