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2nd war tribunal likely today

Justice Fazle Kabir may lead the court

Ashutosh Sarkar
The government is to announce the second International Crimes Tribunal today to speed up the ongoing trial of crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War, law ministry and Supreme Court sources told The Daily Star yesterday.
Justice ATM Fazle Kabir, a member of the existing tribunal, is being considered as the chairman of the new tribunal. And Justice Anwarul Haque is being considered as the replacement for Justice
Fazle Kabir in the existing tribunal.
According to the sources, Chief Justice Md Muzammel Hossain yesterday forwarded names of two High Court judges to the government for appointment. They are Justice Obaidul Hasan and Justice Anwarul Haque.
The chief justice also approved a government proposal to appoint Shahinur Islam, a district judge and the registrar of the existing tribunal, as a member of the new
tribunal, the sources said.
The proposal for appointing the new judges was sent to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) by the law ministry, a ministry source said.
The proposal would be forwarded to President Zillur Rahman, who is likely to make the appointments today. The government would then issue a gazette notification on their appointments, the source added.
“The new judges will be appointed promptly for hearing and disposing of the
war crimes related cases," Law Minister Shafique Ahmed told The Daily Star.
The first International Crimes Tribunal was formed on March 25, 2010, with Justice Md Nizamul Huq as its chairman. Its two other members are High Court judge Justice ATM Fazle Kabir and retired district judge AKM Zaheer Ahmed.
The existing tribunal is dealing with eight cases of crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War of 1971. Six
Jamaat-e-Islami and two BNP leaders are facing war crimes charges at the tribunal.
The existing International Crimes THbunal would be requested to bring some changes to its rules of procedure so that some of the cases could be transferred to the new tribunal, the source added.
State Minister for Law Qamrul Islam on Tuesday told the media that logistical and infrastructural work for the new tribunal was done and the new tribunal would begin its work this month.