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Crimes against Humanity

War hero narrates 'operation SQ Chy'

Staff Correspondent
A freedom fighter yesterday during his cross-examination at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 gave a description of the operation he had led during the Liberation War to kill war crimes accused BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.
SM Mahbub-Ul-Alam, also a prosecution witness who gave deposition to the tribunal against the BNP leader, said he had gone to the house of one Aziz Uddin two days before the operation for reckoning and fixing a place to ambush.
In his deposition on August 28, Mahbub said Major Ziaur Rahman, former president and commander of Z-Force during the war, had commissioned termination of 22 “collaborators” ofthe then Pakistani occupation army, including Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and his father Fazlul Quader Chowdhury.
Mahbub had information that Salauddin would attend a programme at Aziz's house and leave the place driving a car. But it was not Salauddin but his driver who was behind the wheel.
When the car came in sight, the freedom fighters hurled a grenade and opened fire. The driver was killed in the attack and Salauddin came out wounded.
During yesterday's cross-examination, defence counsel Ahsanul Huq Heena asked Mahbub if he had returned to Aziz's house after the operation.
Mahbub said he never went back to that house.
In reply to another question, he said he along with two to three freedom fighters had taken position [in a drain] under a slab, which was 10 to 12 feet wide. They fired an energa rifle grenade at the car and opened fire from a 9mm SMG Mark-2 sten-gun.
“Did you hear any screaming from the car?" asked the defence counsel Ahsanul.
The witness replied in the negative. He, however, could not say how long the operation took to complete.
Ahsanul at one point suggested the tribunal that the witness had testified to create misunderstanding and chaos between BNP and his client.
“It is not true,” was the witness' response.
Mentionable, Maj Ziaur Rahman founded the BNP in 1978 and Salauddin Quader joined the party in the 1990s. He is now a standing committee member of the party.
The cross-examination of Mahbub ended yesterday. The tribunal adjourned the proceedings of the case until September9.
Salauddin Quader, who is facing 23 specific charges of crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War in 1971, was present in the court yesterday. SAYEDEE'S WITNESS CROSS-EXAMINED
The prosecution yesterday completed cross-examining a witness for war crimes accused Jamaat leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee at Tribunal-1.
During the cross-examination, defence witness Abdur Razzak Akanda said he knew Sayedee from one or two years before the LiberationWar.
The tribunal fixed September 9 for the defence to produce their next witness.
Sayedee, who is facing 20 specific charges of crimes against humanity, was not present in the court yesterday.
Following a petition, the tribunal yesterday granted the defence three hours from 10:00am of Monday for privilege communication.