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Joining JS Session No bail for SQ Chy

Staff Correspondent
The International Crimes
Tribunal-1 yesterday rejected legislator Salauddin Quader Chowdhury’s bail petition.
The BNP leader, who is facing 23 specific charges of crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War, had sought bail so that he could join the parliament session.
On May 27, Salauddin's counsel Ahsanul Haq Hen a submitted the bail petition along with another petition seeking arrangements for the lawmaker to be at the Jatiya Sangsad ifhe was not awarded bail.
The three-member tribunal led by Justice Md Nizamul Huq rejected this petition too and asked Salauddin to contact the authorities concerned for this special arrangement
“The law does not allow issuing bail to the accused," Justice Nizamul said, adding that the tribunal could grant bail if an accused suffered from serious health and physical problems.
Interestingly, Salauddin's party, the BNR continues to boycott parliament proceedings.
On May 27, defence counsel Hena told the court that Salauddin was served "presidential summon" to join the current parliament session.
The tribunal observed that the “presidential summon" was actually a notice signed by the acting secretary of the parliament secretariat. DEFENCE COUNSEL EXONERATED
The Tribunal-1 yesterday exonerated Salauddin's defence counsel Fakhrul Islam from contempt of court charges.
The tribunal on May 15 issued ashow- cause notice up on Fakhrul to explain as to why action should not be taken against him for deliberately violatinga court order to be respectful towards witness ProfAnisuzzaman.
On May 14, during cross-examination of Prof Anisuzzaman, Fakhrul called him a liar and the court had warned the counsel about using this word against the professor.
However, Fakhrul, after the court proceedings, called Prof Anisuzzaman a liar before the media.
The tribunal issued the notice up on him the next day.
In response to the notice, Fakhrul submitted a prayer in which he apologised unconditionally andsoughtmercy.
Before passing the order yesterday, the tribunal chairman said Fakhrul had insulted the tribunal and the professor; therefore there should be at least one line in his application apologising to the professor.
“ We wantthatyou put one line in your application. It will help you and us to pass order,” said Justice Nizamul.
The defence counsel later wrote in his application that it was unintentional and he regretted calling Prof Anisuzzaman a liar.
In the order, the tribunal said Fakhrul was a highly educated and skilled lawyer and if action against him were taken, it could cause him considerable amount of problems.
“Considering all these the tribunal exonerates him,” said Justice NizamuL
Salauddin's defence yesterday asked for adjournment of proceedings an hour ahead of lunch saying that they needed time to consult with the accused.
The tribunal rejected their plea but allowed them to consult in the court without adjourning the p roceedings.
Later, counsel Hena cross-examined prosecution witness Sirajullslam.
The proceedings of the case were adjourned until June4.
WITNESS CALL-BACK Jamaat-e-Islami leader and war crimes accused Delawar Hossain Sayedee’s defence counsel Mizanul Islam yesterday toldTribunal-1 that the defence would bear the expenses of accommodation, meals and transport of three prosecution witnesses it wants to cross-examine again.
The defence on May 29 appealed to Tribunal-1 to call back witnesses Mahbubul Alam Hawlader, Ruhul Amin Nobin and Manik Posari so that it could ask them more questions.
The three were among 28 prosecution witnesses who had testified against the Jamaat nayeb-e-ameer and had been cross-examined by the defence.
The tribunal would decide o n the matter on Sunday.
Sayedee, who is facing 20 counts of crimes against humanity charges, was presentat the courtyesterday.
The proceedings of the