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Published: Sunday, July 14, 2013
WAR TRIAL
Ghulam Azam verdict Monday
He planned, incited war crimes in '71
Ghulam Azam incited genocide in '71
former Jamaat-e-Islami chief Ghulam Azam. Star file photo.
A Dhaka tribunal which has been dealing with the war crimes charges levelled against former Jamaat-e-Islami chief Ghulam Azam will deliver its verdict on Monday.
Azam, now 91 years old, was indicted on five charges, which include involvement in murder and torture of unarmed people, conspiracy, planning, incitement and complicity to commit genocide and crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.
By this time, judgement has been prepared. Tomorrow (Monday) is fixed for verdict, Justice ATM Fazle Kabir, chairman of International Crimes Tribunal-1, told the court on Sunday.
The judge also asked the jail authorities to produce the former Jamaat chief before it during Mondays verdict.
Chief defence counsel Abdur Razzaq however urged the court not to deliver verdict in presence of Azam considering his old age.
But the tribunal did not entertain his request.
The tribunal on April 17 wrapped up the closing arguments of the war crimes case against Azam, who has been in custody since 2012.
The Jamaat leader was arrested in the war crimes case on January 11, 2012, after the tribunal took the charges into cognisance.
The prosecution on January 5, 2012, brought 62 specific charges against Azam.
On May 13, 2012, the tribunal indicted him on five charges of crimes against humanity based on 61 incidents of murder and torture of unarmed people; and conspiracy, planning, incitement and complicity to commit genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1971 war.
The brief profile of the accused in the indictment order said, at the time of the countrys Liberation War in 1971, all leaders and workers of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Sangha, under Ghulam Azams leadership, opposed the liberation movement.
At that time Jamaat-e-Islami became an auxiliary force under the Pakistan army and since he was the Ameer (chief) of Jamaat-e-Islami, he not only controlled the organisational framework of Islami Chhatra Sangha but played the pivotal role in forming the Shanti Committee, Razakars, Al-Badr, Al-Shams etc, the order read.
He was also elected uncontested a member of the National Assembly from Tangail district through a sham election held in 1971, the order read.
He went to Pakistan on November 22, 1971.
After the liberation of Bangladesh on December 16, 1971, in the first part of 1972, he formed a committee named Purbo Pakistan Punoruddhar Committee (East Pakistan Restoration Committee) as part of his campaign to restore East Pakistan.
A total of 16 prosecution witnesses, including seven seizure-list witnesses and the investigation officer, testified against Ghulam Azam while only Ghulam Azams son testified for him.
The witnesses testified between July 1, 2012 and February 14, 2013.
The prosecution and the defence completed their arguments between February 17, 2013, and April 17.
CHARGES
One of the charges against Ghulam Azam was involvement in the torture and murder of 38 people in Brahmanbaria on November 11, 1971, including Shiru Miah, a sub-inspector of Mohammadpur Police Station.
The Pakistani forces with the help of their collaborators Razakar and Al Badr killed the 38 after receiving a written order from Ghulam Azam, the charges said.
The tribunal also charged him with conspiring to commit crimes on six occasions on which different crimes against humanity were perpetrated across Bangladesh.
The former Jamaat chief was charged with planning to commit crimes on three occasions, which resulted in crimes against humanity committed across the country.
He was also charged with 28 instances of provoking crimes and his complicity in 23 incidents of crimes against humanity.
WAR TRIAL
Ghulam Azam verdict Monday
He planned, incited war crimes in '71
Ghulam Azam incited genocide in '71
former Jamaat-e-Islami chief Ghulam Azam. Star file photo.
A Dhaka tribunal which has been dealing with the war crimes charges levelled against former Jamaat-e-Islami chief Ghulam Azam will deliver its verdict on Monday.
Azam, now 91 years old, was indicted on five charges, which include involvement in murder and torture of unarmed people, conspiracy, planning, incitement and complicity to commit genocide and crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.
By this time, judgement has been prepared. Tomorrow (Monday) is fixed for verdict, Justice ATM Fazle Kabir, chairman of International Crimes Tribunal-1, told the court on Sunday.
The judge also asked the jail authorities to produce the former Jamaat chief before it during Mondays verdict.
Chief defence counsel Abdur Razzaq however urged the court not to deliver verdict in presence of Azam considering his old age.
But the tribunal did not entertain his request.
The tribunal on April 17 wrapped up the closing arguments of the war crimes case against Azam, who has been in custody since 2012.
The Jamaat leader was arrested in the war crimes case on January 11, 2012, after the tribunal took the charges into cognisance.
The prosecution on January 5, 2012, brought 62 specific charges against Azam.
On May 13, 2012, the tribunal indicted him on five charges of crimes against humanity based on 61 incidents of murder and torture of unarmed people; and conspiracy, planning, incitement and complicity to commit genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1971 war.
The brief profile of the accused in the indictment order said, at the time of the countrys Liberation War in 1971, all leaders and workers of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Sangha, under Ghulam Azams leadership, opposed the liberation movement.
At that time Jamaat-e-Islami became an auxiliary force under the Pakistan army and since he was the Ameer (chief) of Jamaat-e-Islami, he not only controlled the organisational framework of Islami Chhatra Sangha but played the pivotal role in forming the Shanti Committee, Razakars, Al-Badr, Al-Shams etc, the order read.
He was also elected uncontested a member of the National Assembly from Tangail district through a sham election held in 1971, the order read.
He went to Pakistan on November 22, 1971.
After the liberation of Bangladesh on December 16, 1971, in the first part of 1972, he formed a committee named Purbo Pakistan Punoruddhar Committee (East Pakistan Restoration Committee) as part of his campaign to restore East Pakistan.
A total of 16 prosecution witnesses, including seven seizure-list witnesses and the investigation officer, testified against Ghulam Azam while only Ghulam Azams son testified for him.
The witnesses testified between July 1, 2012 and February 14, 2013.
The prosecution and the defence completed their arguments between February 17, 2013, and April 17.
CHARGES
One of the charges against Ghulam Azam was involvement in the torture and murder of 38 people in Brahmanbaria on November 11, 1971, including Shiru Miah, a sub-inspector of Mohammadpur Police Station.
The Pakistani forces with the help of their collaborators Razakar and Al Badr killed the 38 after receiving a written order from Ghulam Azam, the charges said.
The tribunal also charged him with conspiring to commit crimes on six occasions on which different crimes against humanity were perpetrated across Bangladesh.
The former Jamaat chief was charged with planning to commit crimes on three occasions, which resulted in crimes against humanity committed across the country.
He was also charged with 28 instances of provoking crimes and his complicity in 23 incidents of crimes against humanity.
