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Nizami was with Pakistan army

Says war crimes witness narrating killing in Pabna

Staff Correspondent
A freedom fighter yesterday told International Crimes Tribunal-1 that he had witnessed war crimes accused Motiur Rahman Nizami along with Pakistani army during the killing of two people at Sathia in Pabna.
"I saw Motiur Rahman Nizami giving a signal to the Pakistani army on April 28, 1971. Then two army personnel shot dead Habibur and Akkas who had hidden behind a tamarind tree," said septuagenarian witness Abu Sama Fakir.
Fakir who witnessed the incident from a bush said after the Pakistani army had left the place, he went to the spot and found the bodies.
"I went to Habibur's house and informed the matter to his brother and relatives," he added.
The 19th witness also gave deposition on another incident for which the war crimes accused had been charged.
Fakir said he had heard sounds of heavy shooting from Karamja village in Pabna on May 8,1971. Panicked, the witness ran to a bamboo bush.
"As I moved towards Karamja I saw the blood stained bodies of Megha Thakur, Dwizu Thakur, Koru Thakur, Shoshthi Haidar, Kartik Haidar, Shanto Haidar, Murali Mali and Fakir Chand," he said.
The witness said he had heard that Mega Thakur's daughter and daughter-in-law were raped by the Pakistani army and their collaborators.
"I learned from the witnesses including Ansar Ali and Shafiq that upon directives of Motiur Rahman Nizami, Rafikunnabi Bablu, Afzal, Asad and Shukur Khan, Pakistani army committed those crimes," said Fakir.
He added he had given a statement before the investigation officer of the case four or five months ago.
The proceeding of the case was adjourned until Septembers.
TRIBUNAL'S ORDER
The tribunal in an order yesterday said from September 8 and onwards it would hear the trial of Nizami every working day.
Justice ATM Fazle Kabir, chairman of the three-member tribunal, ordered the jail authorities not to produce Nizami in any case other than the war crimes without their permission.
Justice Kabir also directed the prosecution and the defence to remain prepared as the proceedings would advance continuously.
Nizami, chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, is also an accused in the 10-truck arms haul case of 2004.
He was shown arrested on August 2, 2010 in connection with war crimes along with his party colleagues Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, Muhammad Kamaruzzaman and Abdul QuaderMollah.
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 has already convicted and sentenced Mojaheed, Kamaruzzaman and Mollah and their appeals are now pending with the Supreme Court.
The case against Nizami has lagged behind so much that the Tribunal-1 is still only recording testimony of the 19th prosecution witness.