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BANGABANDHU MURDER CASE

Verbatim Text of Cross Examination of Twentyfifth and Twenty-sixth Prosecution Witnesses
Continued from yesterday
Cross-examination of the 25th prosecution witness in Bangabandhu murder case. Naik (retd) M Yasin, began when the court resumed on Tuesday.
Following are excerpts from examination by advocate Khan Saifur Rahman defence counsel for accused Lt Col (dismissed) Syed Farooqur Rahman:
Q: On which point of the radio station you discharged your duty?
A: At a sentry post in the north-eastern corner of the radio station.
Q: Did you never go to Magh-bazar area?
A No. 1 never went to Magh-bazar.
Q: You took ammunition from your regiment armoury as part of your preparation for going to Semiabat's house.
A: Tills is not true.
Q: Did you return the two chargers of ammunition?
A: I returned the chargers along with all the ammunition that I took.
Q: By signing on reglstar?
A: My ammunition was deposited against my name. We were not to sign while depositing ammunition ... we had to sign while receiving.
Q: Did you tell anyone of your colleagues or relatives or law enforcing agencies that you took part in closing formation operation at Semiabat's house?
A 1 told the IO of the case.
Q: Was the IO first person to whom^you said it?
Q: Did you come to the IO voluntarily?
A No. I was informed by local police.
Q: Did you ask the IO how he was informed of you?
A No.
Q: You were an accomplice in killing Abdur Rab Serniaoat.
A This is not true.
Q: Or. you were the killer.
A This is also not true.
Q: Who did control the Ser-niabat's house after the incident — police or military?
A: This is not know to me.
Q: Was the notice of August 14 night parade hung on board?
A I can't recall.
Q: Amlnur Rahman (PW-24) was from which battery of your regiment?
A: Headquarters Battery.
Q: You — Artillery and Lancer personnel — didn't assemble together before the Incident. You met together in the toyr^aft^ftei^iMdent to maji-
A This is not true.
Q Did you come to know that martial law had been imposed
while you were at the radio station?
A: 1 can I avail.
Q: You are a self-confessed killer of Abdur Rab Serniabat through your deposition made for Bangabandhu murder case.
A Not true.
Examination by advocate Sharfuddin Mukul, defence lawyer for accused former state minister Taheruddin Thakur:
Q: How many days did you go to CID office?
A: Two days. First, after receiving a notice for giving statement and second time also receiving a notice before coming to the court.
Q: Notice from this court?
A: Yes.
Q: In which case did you make your statement?
A: Bangabandhu murder case.
Q: Did you not make a statement in any other case?
A: No.
Q: Can you say the name of the road and house number of official residence of Serniabat?
A No. I don't know.
Q: Were you arrested for the killing of Abdur Rab Serniabat?
A No.
Q: Do you know whether you are an accused in that case?
A I am not an accused.
Q: The killing incident at Semiabat's house is fabricated. You have been taught to say so.
A: This is not true.
Q: Was there any other house adjacent to Semiabat's residence?
A 1 don't know.
Twenty-sixth
Prosecution Witness
Excerpts from cross-examination of PW 26. Naik (reid) Jamrul Islam, by advocate Gazi Zlllur Rahman, state defence counsel for absconding accused Khandakar Abdur Rashid:
Q: How many personnel did discharge their duty at the store?
A: The key was kept at the Quartes Guard. I kept the key on that day at the order of CO Major Khandakar Abdur Rashid.
Q: Was the system of keeping the key at the Quarters Guard a written one?
A: I took the key after writing on reglstar and also deposited it after writing.
Q: It was your duty to give ammunition to anyone with written issuance.
A: One had to receive ammunition from the store with written issuance
Q- Yotf were responsible tin general mismanagement of the
A: Yes. but I was not responsible for that day. All responsibilities are of CO Major Khandakar Abdur Rashid.
Q: The order for distributing ammunition usually came through Quarters Master.
A: Yes, on that night Quat-ters Master Captain Jahangir saheb himself was present. CO saheb was also there.
Q: Did you write on reglstar while receiving order for distributing ammunition?
A: Yes.
Q: CO saheb didn't make such order directly.
A: Not before. He came on August 14. 1975.
Q: Were you in uniform while discharging duty at the store?
A: We had always to wear uniform during duty.
Q: Had you to wear uniform while remaining stand-by in the unit line.
A: Yes.
Q: And it includes your duty.
A Yes.
Q: There is no scope of sleeping in duty.
A: Sleeping is possible in rotation.
Q: You were incharge of the store alone. So. there was no scope of taking rest or going to
A: The person who is in-charge of the store has no shifting duty.
Q: You didn’t tell the IO that soldiers accompanying Rashid took away ammunition at his
A: I told him.
Q: He didn't order you to keep the key
A: This is not true.
Q: You went on voluntary retirement as you could not make tally of the ammunition.
A: Your statement is not correct.
Examination by advocate Khan Saifur Rahman, defence counsel for accused Lt Col (dismissed) Syed Farooqur Rahman:
Q: Rashid saheb became CO of 2 Field Artillery after returning from India in March. 1975.
A: I don’t know be became CO after returning from where.
Q: But you told the IO that he became CO after returning from India.
A: I didn't. I told him Rashid saheb became CO in March. 1975.
Q: Were you informed that night parade takes place on every second Thursday of a month.
A I depended on CO. If he wished, the night parade took place on weekly.,®fyu_^»tly or monthly basis.
Q: Were there artns in the store? '
A: No. the arms were kept at regiment armoury.
Q: Did the soldiers return ammunition after returning from radio station and other places?
A: The sepoys who were outside deposited ammunition after returning to the regiment and I recorded as much as they deposited.
Q: And you could make tally of all ammunition as the sepoys returned to the regiment in turn and returned the ammunition.
A: But total ammunition was
Q: After how long Captain Jahangir asked you to make a tally?
A: About one month.
Q: Did you feel encouraged alter hearing the news that martial law has been imposed?
A: There was no question of being encouraged.
Q: Did you hear that martial law had been imposed?
A: Yes.
Q: And you were asked to remain stand-by after hearing the news.
A: I can't recall.
Q: When were you asked to remain stand-by?
A: At about 6 to 6:30 am.
Q: Did you open the store after being asked to remain stand-by?
A: They too ammunition as per rules.
Q: Were the first line ammunition kept at the respective armouries?
A: At the respective battery armouries.
Q: What is the meaning of first line ammunition?
A: Quarters Master keeps ammunition at the armouries on advance basis.
Q: You saw Artillery and Lancer personnel after martial law was announced.
A: This is not true. I saw them on August 14 night.
Q: You didn't feel any abnormality on August 14 night. If so. you would had reported.
A: There was no question of reporting.
Q: The ammunition are supplied from the Ordnance.
A: Ammunition are brought from there.
Q: There are commissioned officers in the Ordnance.
A: Naturally.
Q: An account of ammunition is to be submitted to the Ordnance.
A. It was the matter of Captain Jahangir and Ordnance.
— UNB
. .Further texts of cross examination will be published as and when received.