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Mir Quasem's trial shifted to tribunal-2

Staff Correspondent
A case filed against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali for alleged offences committed during the Liberation War was yesterday shifted to International Crimes Tribunal-2 from Tribunal-1 for quick disposal.
The same day was fixed for commencement of the trial.
Quasem, 60, a member FROM PAGE 16
of Jamaat's executive council, is now facing 14 charges, including those of murder, torture, abduction and confinement of people and complicity in crimes against humanity during the war in 1971.
Justice ATM Fazle Kabir, chairman of the three-member Tribunal-1, said a large number of cases were pending before the tribunal in comparison with those before the other tribunal.
"In the interests of speedy disposal of the case, let the case be transferred to Tribunal-2 as per section 11A(1) of the International Crimes Tribunal Act," he observed.
Seemingly perplexed, defence counsel Tajul Islam told the tribunal that nei-
ther the prosecution nor the defence had filed any petition to transfer the case.
The tribunal chairman said the transfer was a suo moto (its own) move.
Quasem was brought to the tribunal in the morning but he was not produced before the panel.
Tribunal-1 had indicted Quasem on September 5. NIZAMI'S CASE
Mizanul Islam, defence counsel in the war crimes case against Motiur Rahman Nizami, yesterday cross-examined Abdur Razzak Khan, investigation officer of the case.
Mizanul asked the IO whether he had filed the case against Jamaat-e-Islami leaders including Nizami as a part of “a conspiracy of the government".
The witness replied in the negative.
The defence counsel also asked questions on different documents showed as evidence by the prosecution.
HUMAN RIGHTSWATCH Tribunal-1 yesterday deferred passing further order on a show-cause notice served on Human Rights Watch (HRW) until October 4.
The deferral came after counsel Asaduzzaman, who appeared for the HRW, prayed for an adjournment, saying he was yet to get the power of attorney.
On September 2, the tribunal issued the showcause notice asking the HRW to explain why contempt of court proceedings should not be initiated
against it for its report on the verdict on former Jamaat chief Ghulam Azam's war crimes case.
The board of directors of the HRW, its Asia Director Brad Adams and Associate for the Asia Division Storm Tiv have been made respondents to the order.
The HRW claimed on August 16 that the trial of Ghulam Azam at Tribunal-1 had been "deeply flawed" and that "it had not met international standards".
It added that the "judges had improperly conducted an investigation on behalf of the prosecution" and expressed concern over "collusion and bias among the prosecutors and judges".