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SQ Chy's Trial

Witness Praphulla cross-examined

Staff Correspondent
The defence yesterday cross-examined fifth prosecution witness Praphulla Ranjan Sinha in the case against BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury at the International CrimesTYibunal-1.
During the proceedings, defence counsel Ahsanul Huq Hena lost his cool follow-
ing twisted comments from behind by the prosecution, which prompted the tribunal to ask Ahsanul to take rest for five minutes.
The tribunal also warned the prosecution that they would be removed from the courtroom if they failed to act decently.
The incident took place when the defence counsel made a suggestion that Praphulla had become a witness in the case as the government had awarded his father Nutan Chandra Sinha the Independence Medal.
This made the witness irritated and he firmly replied in the negative. He rather asked the defence counsel how he [Ahsanul Huq] would know about the Independence Medal when he had cast his vote for the BNP.
Taking advantage of the moment, lawyers of the prosecution panel passed some comments that infuriated Ahsanul Huq.
Ahsanul later said he had never cast his vote for any party.
The defence counsel then asked Praphulla if the Awami League government had donated him any money during its past or current tenure.
“They did not give me anything, neither did I ask for anything,” said Praphulla, adding that on March 26 this year, the gov-ernment honoured his father with the Independence Medal and he received Tk 2 lakh on behalf of his father which was later donated to their college.
Earlier, responding to a question, he said the BNP's founder and late president Ziaur Rahman and Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad had donated Tk 22.5 lakh and Tk 1 lakh respectively to
Nutan Chandra School and College.
The defence then asked the witness whether he had told the investigation officer of the case about his meeting with Prof Anisuzzaman atRamgarh.
“I can't remember,” said Praphulla.
“Can you tell me the constituency number of Raujan-Hathazari during the 1970 election?” asked Ahsanul Huq.
The witness could not remember.
Ahsanul then asked him whether he could tell the sections under which his father's murder case had been lodged by his brother.
Praphulla again replied in the negative.
Replying to another question, Praphulla said he knew that Fazlul Quader Chowdhury, father of war crimes accused Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, was the No 1 accused in the case and he [Praphulla] was one of the witnesses.
He said a robbery case had also been filed by his brother Sattya Ranjan Sinha. However, the witness could not recall whether Salahuddin Quader had been made an accused in the case.
Salahuddin Quader was present in court yesterday. He is facing 23 specific charges of crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War of 1971.
The proceedings of the
trial were adjourned until June 24.
Later, counsel of another war crimes accused Delwar Hossain Sayedee placed a submission for his bail prayer before Tribunal-1.
Pressing for Sayedee's bail on humanitarian grounds, defence counsel Tajul Islam told the court that the defence would comply with the conditions, if the tribunal imposed any, forhisbail.
Prosecutor Syed Haider Ali, however, argued that the authorities would take any initiative necessary for Sayedee's treatment but there was no need to grant him bail as the case was in its last phase.
The tribunal fixed Sunday for the order on the bail petition.
Meanwhile, the International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday allowed two counsels to meet their client, Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Mollah, in jail to prepare for their defence.
Counsels Ekramul Haque and Shazzad Ali Chowdhury would be allowed to meet him from 10:00am to 1:00pm on June 25.
On May 28, the tribunal framed six specific charges against the Jamaat leader for his alleged involvement with crimes against humanity committed in 1971.
Tribunal-2 also deferred to June 24 hearing on a petition of war crimes accused, former BNP lawmaker Abdul
Alim, seeking review of his indictment order.
The hearing was supposed to be held yesterday but a fresh date was fixed following the time petition of the prosecution.