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Yusuf asked his men to kill 3 Hindus

Witness from Bagerhat testifies at war crimes tribunal

Staff Correspondent
A prosecution witness yesterday testified that he had seen AKM Yusuf ordering his cohorts to kill several Hindu people at Morelganj launch terminal on the night of May 19,1971.
Three men were shot dead at the terminal as Yusufs accomplices executed the order, Nasir Uddin Ahmed Mallik, a freedom fighter from Morelganj of Bagerhat, told the International Crimes Tribunal-2.
Before the killing, Yusuf at a public rally directed his followers to annihilate the Hindus and pro-liberation people, said Nasir, also the second prosecution witness in the war crimes case against Yusuf.
Nasir, 67, also told the tribunal that Yusufs cohorts also killed a freedom fighter
FROM PAGE 16 and a physician at Morelganj during the Liberation War.
At the last part of his testimony, Nasir identified the 87-year-old Jamaat leader in the dock saying, " He [Yusuf] looks like me."
Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Yusuf is facing 13 charges for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity and genocide committed in greater Khulna district during the war.
On September 5, freedom fighter Liaquat Ali Khan, also the first prosecution witness in the case, testified about the killing of these people against Yusuf, historically known as the founder of the infamous Razakar force.
Following the order of Yusuf, his associates killed at least five people in three incidents in Morelganj, Liaquat said.
During his hour-long testimony yesterday, Nasir said Yusuf had formed Peace Committee in
Khulna and became its chairman.
He used to provide training to many people of Morelganj and include them in Razakar force, and later send them to Morelganj, Sharonkhola and many other places.
On the morning of May 13, 1971, Nasir said, he and his co-fighters attacked Baraikhali Razakar camp in Morelganj.
At one stage, Yusuf along with the Pakistani army and Razakars arrived there on a gunboat and started firing, which forced them to retreat.
One of their co-fighters, Abu Bakar, took shelter in the home of Ramjan Kazi after getting injured.
But Razakars took Bakar to their camp and tortured him with bayonet, Nasir said, adding that Abu Bakar was killed in front of the camp following the order ofYusuf.
Nasir, who also worked as a source for other freedom fighters, said Yusuf came to Morelganj Bazaar
on May 17, 1971 and ordered the local Razakars to loot and torch houses there.
Following his order, around 400/500 houses were burnt down, he added.
Around 9:00pm on May 19, Yusuf came once again to the bazaar and asked his associates to annihilate Hindus and pro-liberation people.
Following his order, Razakars attacked the houses of the Hindus and captured Santi Ranjan Das, Satya Ranjan Das and Keshab Chandra Das, who were brothers, and Amar Das Sankar Das and Pijus Kanti Garai.
Later, Razakars had took them to Morelganj launch terminal, he said.
However, Liaquat, the first prosecution witness, in his testimony mentioned that Santi Ranjan Das, Satya Ranjan Das and Shankar Ranjan Das were brothers.
"Around 12:00 midnight, I took position near
the launch terminal to witness the condition of the detained persons," said Nasir.
"From a hiding place there, 1 saw AKM Yusuf saying 'why you keep the detainees still alive, we have to leave for Bagerhat'. Shoot them," he told the tribunal.
Then, local Razakars shot Santi, Satya and Keshab dead while Amar and Pijus had managed to escape, Nasir said, adding that Razakars had killed physician Abdul Majid "probably" on July 5,1971, following an order from Yusuf.
But Liaquat in his testimony said Majid was killed on July 26,1971.
The three-member tribunal led by Justice Obaidul Hassan with members Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Md Shahinur Islam recorded his testimony before adjourning the case proceeding until October 3 when Nasir will face cross-examination.