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SQ Chy’s Trial

Defence questions witness Prafullah about his book

Staff Correspondent
International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday completed the cross-examination of the fifth prosecution witness, Prafullah Ranjan Sinha, in the case against BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury in connection with crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War.
The tribunal also recorded the cross-examination of the last and 28th prosecution witness Helal Uddin in another case against Jamaat leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee.
Salahuddin's counsel Ahsanul Huq cross-examined
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Prafullah on different matters, including Smiritideep, a book on martyr Nutan Chandra Sinha. The cross-examination was conducted for about 90 minutes.
In the course of the cross-examination, the defence counsel pointed out that Praphulla had not mentioned Salahuddin as the killer of his father [Nutan Chandra] in the book.
“It was written in 2000. And I have only one head on my shoulder,” responded Praphulla, hinting at the unfavourable political atmosphere at the time when the book was written.
The tribunal, however, recorded this statement as “It [the book] was written in the year 2000. There was no favourable environment and I did not have the courage.”
The defence then asked the tribunal to record the exact words of the witness but the court said it could not record whatever words a witness used.
Ahsanul Huq then asked Praphulla whether he had mentioned the “favourable environment” to the investigation officer of the case. The witness replied in the negative.
At this, on a suggestion from Salahuddin, the defence asked the witness who had been in power in2000.
“Awami League,” said Praphulla, who gave his deposition on June 20.
The defence counsel then suggested that the allegation of Salahuddin coming to Kundeshwari on April 23, 1971 along with the Pakistani army and killing Nutan Chandra Sinha was untrue and imaginary.
Praphulla protested the suggestion.
The proceedings of the case were adjourned until July 9.
BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury is facing 23 specific charges of crimes against humanity.
Earlier in the morning, war crimes accused
Sayedee's counsel, Tajul Islam, submitted three petitions to the tribunal. The petitions include allowing Sayedee homemade food and religious books, and asking for the report that the prosecution had submitted to the tribunal.
Based on the prosecution's report, the tribunal accepted as testimony the statements of 46 witnesses given to the investigation officer of the case.
Tribunal-1 allowed Sayedee homemade food and religious books at his prison cell at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.
It, however, imposed the condition that no questions could be raised against the hospital or the jail authorities if Sayedee's health deteriorated through having homemade food.
The tribunal will pass the order on providing the defence with the prosecution’s report today.
Sayedee, who faces 20
charges of crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War, was not produced before the court as he is now under medical care.
The proceedings of the case were adjourned till today.
Meanwhile, Tribunal-1 yesterday adjourned the cross-examination of Muntasir Mamoon in the case against former Jamaat ameer Ghulam Azam.
The prosecution sought the adjournment citing some personal problems of the witness.
The proceedings will resume today.
Historian Muntasir Mamoon deposed against Ghulam Azam on Sunday. The former Jamaat ameer is facing five charges for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity in 1971.
On Sunday, defence counsel Tajul Islam submitted a list of 2,939 witnesses for Ghulam Azam, which pretty much irked the tribunal.