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Mojaheed’s War Crimes Trial

Shahriar Kabir cross-examined

Staff Correspondent
The defence of war crimes accused Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed yesterday cross-examined eminent writer and journalist Shahriar Kabir, the first prosecution witness in the case.
The two-member tribunal headed by Justice ATM Fazle Kabir with member Judge Md Shahinur Islam recorded the cross-examination before adjourning proceedings until September 2. Another member of the International Crimes Tfibunal-2 was absent due to death of his father.
Defence counsel Mizanul Islam cross-examined the war crimes researcher for two and a quarter hours and asked him more than 60 questions, mostly on his journalism career, student life and a documentary he had made.
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On August 26, Shahriar, executive president of Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee, gave his testimony and appealed to the tribunal to try the Jamaat-e-Islami and its associated bodies for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War along with Mojaheed.
Replying to the questions, Shahriar said he joined Dainik Bangla, which was run by a government trust, as an editorial assistant in April 1972 and later joined weekly Bichitra as an assistant editor.
The defence counsel questioned Shahriar whether he knew there was a political party named Island Oikya Jote under the grand alliance and that Misbahur Rahman Chowdhury was its chairman.
Shahriar replied affirmatively.
In response to another question, he said he knew Misbahur had claimed himself as a former member of Islami Chhatra Sangha, the then student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami.
"When did you first meet Misbahur Rahman?" asked Mizanul.
Shahriar said he first met Misbahur in 2007 in an interview with him for a docu-mentary titled "Juddhaparadh ’71" (War Crimes'71],
He added he had even interviewed Razakars, whom he never liked, for the sake of his documentary.
The documentary filmmaker said he had used Mojaheed's speech taken from television news footage.
"Did you ever try to contact Mojaheed for preparing the documentary?" asked Mizanul Islam.
"No Jamaat leaders have ever agreed to be interviewed by me since my job with Bichitra," replied Shahriar.
The cross-examination was held amid a jam-packed small courtroom in presence of Mojaheed and a good number of journalists. Most of the journalists had to remain standing due to lack of sitting arrangements.
"We are sorry we cannot offer you seats," said Justice ATM Fazle Kabir.
Meanwhile, the same tribunal yesterday recorded cross-examination of Musharraf Hossain Talukder, fifth prosecution witness in the war crimes case against another Jamaat leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman before adjourning proceedings until Septembers.
On Wednesday, Musharraf, brother of a martyr, in his testimony said Kamaruzzaman and his accomplices killed his brother at Serih Bridge in Sherpur on August 23,1971.
Meanwhile, newly appointed Justice Jahangir Hossain yesterday joined the International Crimes
Tribunal-1.
Chairman of the tribunal Justice Md Nizamul Huq welcomed the new member.
Later the tribunal-1 deferred the cross-examination of the 10th prosecution witness — Nurul Absar — in the case against BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury to September2.
The tribunal deferred the proceeding following a petition by defence counsel Ahsanul Huq Heena. Heena sought time as he was not feeling well and fit for carry-ing out the cross-examination.