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War Crimes Trial

Witness Nirmal cross-examined

Staff Correspondent
During cross-examination yesterday, prosecution witness Nirmal Chandra Sharma told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that he had to flee his home fearing for his life in 1971 and could not even attend to his wounded father.
Witness Nirmal on Tuesday in his deposition had said he witnessed his family members brutally killed in a raid of the Pakistani army, accompanied by BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, on April 13, 1971, during the Liberation War.
Nirmal lost his mother, brother, two uncles and nephew when the Pakistani army lined them up and opened fire on them at their home in Modhya Gohira village in Chittagong. His father Joyonto Kumar Sharma's left hand and leg were riddled by bullets. He had died after suffering for 5-6 years.
War-crimes accused Salauddin Quader's defence counsel Ahsanul Huq Heena yesterday asked the sixth prosecution witness whether he took his father to the hospital.
Nirmal said it was impossible for him to take his father to the hospital as Hindus could not move safely during the Liberation War. He said he had given his seriously wounded father water in a pot and left the house on the night of April 13.
I leena also asked whether he took his father inside the house.
Nirmal said his father was quite heavy and gravely injured. "It was difficult for my brother and me to carry him inside the house,” he said.
Asked why he had not called for help, Nirmal said almost all in the neighbourhood had left. "On 15-16 April, some locals came to see my father,” Nirmal said.
At about 4:00pm Heena sought adjournment of the court proceedings.
Chairman of the tribunal Justice Md Nizamul Huq gave the defence two options; either continue with the cross-examination or the tribunal would pass an order which may not go in the defence's favour.
I leena seemed discontent with what the tribunal said and continued the cross-examination. The tribunal asked I leena to lake rest for a while as the counsel was having trouble keeping pace and was asking redundant questions.
Since the stipulated lime for the cross-examination was almost over, Justice Nizamul asked the counsel how much lime he needed more to finish off.
"I need one or one and a half hours more,” I leena said.
The tribunal then passed an order saying, "Seeing the health condition of defence lawyer is not well, we are inclined to allow him one and half hours more.
"By 12:00pm they will have to finish the cross-examination.”
Salahuddin Quader is facing 23 specific charges of crimes against humanity committed during the LiberationWar.
Earlier, the tribunal accepted two petitions for providing Jamaat leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee with home-cooked meals and three religious books at the prison cell of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.
Sayedee is facing 20 counts of crimes against humanity at the tribunal.