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Probe must be done by Feb 18

Tribunal asks prosecution to expedite probe into Subhan’s war crimes

Staff Correspondent
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday asked the prosecution to submit the probe report on the alleged crimes against humanity of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Maulana Abdus Subhan on February 18.
The tribunal fixed the new date after the prosecution sought more
time to complete the investigation against the Jamaat nayeb-e-ameer's alleged crimes committed during the Liberation War.
Justice ATM Fazle Kabir, the chairman ofTYibunal-1, and none of Subhan's counsels were present in the courtroom yesterday when the opposition had enforced a daylong hartal.
On September 20, 2012, members of an intelligence agency arrested Subhan along with two of his companions at Bangabandhu Bridge toll plaza inTangail in connection with a criminal case.
On September 23, 2012, the tribunal asked the authorities concerned to keep him detained as an investigation was going on in connection with his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity.
On November 11, 2012,
the tribunal asked the prosecution to submit either the probe or progress report against Subhan by yesterday.
When the tribunal started yesterday's proceeding around 11:00am, Prosecutor Zead Al Malum said they would submit the progress report at 2:00pm.
Malum said it would take two more months to complete the probe.
In response, the tribunal asked him to complete the investigation as soon as possible as the suspect has been in custody since September last. It then fixed the date for submitting the report.
Malum told The Daily Star that they had submitted the progress report to the tribunal's registrar office around 1:00pm yesterday.
According to the prosecution, Subhan was a top leader of the Shanti Committee, an auxiliary force of the
Pakistani army in 1971, of Pabna and he led other collaborator forces including the Razakars, Al-Badr and Al-Shams in killing people.
Subhan had been involved in the killing of eight Hindus of Kustiapara and Shakharipara of Pabna on April 17, 1971, the prosecution claimed adding that after the war, a case was lodged against him but he fled to Pakistan.
Subhan was brought to the tribunal yesterday but he was not produced before the court.
Meanwhile, Tribunal-2 yesterday adjourned the hearing on a retrial petition filed by Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Mollah until today.
Shazzad Ali Chowdhury, a junior member of Mollah's defence team, sought adjournment as senior counsels could not appear before the tribunal due to the hartal.