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Quasem ordered torture of freedom fighters' aide

Victim tells war crimes tribunal

Staff Correspondent
A victim yesterday told International Crimes Tribunal-2 that Al-Badr members tortured him in Chittagong town in November 1971 at the instructions of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali.
"Due to the inhumane torture at Dalim Hotel and Circuit House, I have lost my reproductive ability," said Lutfar Rahman Faruk, 65, breaking down in tears.
The 20th prosecution witness against Quasem worked as an organiser of freedom fighters' shelter in the town.
The Pakistani army and their auxiliary forces-Al-Badr and Al-Shams-cordoned off the shelter house on November 19, 1971
while the witness was holding a meeting with others.
Lutfar was taken to Dalim Hotel where he saw Quasem, then president of Islami Chhatra Sangha, who controlled the hotel.
"I saw many detainees blindfolded, and their hands, legs tied. On Mir Quasem Ali's directives, they [Al-Badr| also tied my hands, legs and blindfolded me," he said.
"While taken to Dalim Hotel, I requested Mr Quasem to give me a glass of water, as I was fasting. In reply, Quasem said 'what is the necessity of you fasting? Give him urine to drink'."
"On Mir Quasem Ali's directives, Al-Badr members lashed me with electric wires throughout the night to glean information on the whereabouts of freedom fighters. At one stage, I passed out."
He was tortured at Dalim Hotel for 7-8 days. Failing to extract information, Lutfar was handed over to the Pakistani force at Circuit House where he suffered another spate of atrocities.
"I was electrocuted," said the witness. Fortunately, a Baluch army officer saved his life and sent him to Chittagong Jail. On December 16, 1971, freedom fighters got him freed from the prison.
The proceeding was adjourned until today when the defence is supposed to cross-examine him.
Quasem, who is facing 14 charges of crimes against humanity during the Liberation War, was produced at the tribunal yesterday.
Meanwhile, the defence yesterday completed cross-examining the third prosecution witness, Tajul Islam, in the war crimes case against Syed Md Qaisar who is facing 16 charges of crimes against humanity and genocide committed in Brahmanbaria and Habiganj in 1971.
The proceeding was adjourned until April 3.
TRIBUNAL-1
The investigation officer and the last prosecution witness, Sotya Ranjan Roy, yesterday began testifying against fugitive BNP leader MA Zahid Hossain Khokon at the tribunal-1.
Besides, the defence yesterday completed cross-examining the sixth prosecution witness, Moqbul Hossain, against Jamaat leader ATM Azharul Islam.
The proceedings of both cases were adjourned until today.