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Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal connected Monday (July 7, 2025) acceptable July 10, 2025 to find whether charges volition beryllium framed against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 2 of her apical aides.
Ms. Hasina, erstwhile Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and erstwhile inspector wide of constabulary Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun are accused successful the lawsuit implicit alleged crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising past year.
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“The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) acceptable July 10, 2025 to determine whether charges volition beryllium framed against Ms. Hasina, Mr. Kamal and Mr. Al-Mamun,” The Daily Star paper reported.
“On that day, the three-member tribunal volition perceive the petitions filed by the defence counsels, who argued that the charges against their clients are baseless and should beryllium dropped,” it said.
Ms. Hasina, Mr. Kamal and Mr. Al-Mamun were charged with 5 counts of crimes against humanity connected June 1.
The prosecution pressed ceremonial charges against the deposed Prime Minister, the erstwhile Home Minister, and the erstwhile apical bull for murder, attempted murder, torture, and usage of lethal weapons, among others.
On Wednesday past week, Ms. Hasina was sentenced to six months successful situation successful absentia successful a contempt of tribunal lawsuit by the ICT. It marks the archetypal clip that the 77-year-old Awami League person has been sentenced successful immoderate lawsuit since she near bureau successful August past year.
According to a UN rights bureau report, up to 1,400 radical were killed betwixt July 15 and August 15 past twelvemonth arsenic Ms. Hasina's authorities ordered a information crackdown connected protesters.
Most leaders of the Awami League and Ministers and respective officials of the past authorities were arrested oregon were connected the tally astatine location and overseas arsenic the interim authorities initiated their proceedings for brutal actions to tame the uprising past year, which led to the toppling of the astir 16-year Awami League authorities connected August 5 and forced Ms. Hasina to permission the state for India.
Meanwhile, a Dhaka tribunal has summoned Ms. Hasina, her household members, and respective erstwhile officials of her medication to look successful six cases implicit alleged corruption involving crippled allocations, quality portal bdnews24.com reported connected Sunday (July 6, 2025.)
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Prosecutor Mir Ahmed Ali Salam said the tribunal had earlier instructed the work of the gazette notices, which person present been issued. The gazette was signed by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib.
“The tribunal has scheduled July 20 for a proceeding successful these six cases. If the accused neglect to look earlier the tribunal by then, the proceedings volition proceed successful their absence,” Mr. Salam said.
The gazette underlines that apprehension warrants person been issued against the accused, that the tribunal has tenable grounds to judge that they person gone into hiding to evade apprehension and trial, and that determination is nary likelihood of their apprehension. If the accused neglect to look by the adjacent scheduled date, the proceedings volition proceed successful their absence.
Besides Hasina, the gazette includes the names of her children Sajeeb Wazed Joy and Saima Wazed Putul, her sister Sheikh Rehana, and Rehana’s children British MP Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, Azmina Siddiq Ruponti, and Radwan Mujib Siddiq.
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