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Wartime Killing

Witness testifies against Subhan

Staff Correspondent
A victim yesterday testified that the Pakistan army had shot a group of people upon instructions from Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdus Subhan, killing five and injuring three others, including him and his mother, in Pabna during the Liberation War.
Mohammad Israil, fifth prosecution witness in the case against Subhan, told the International Crimes Tribunal-2 that the accused had shot another victim to death for his attempt to escape.
Fourth prosecution witness Rustam Ali, also one of the wounded three, however, testified that Subhan himself had shot him after lining them up on the premises of a school in Pabna on April 13,1971.
The Jamaat nayeb-e-ameer faces nine charges including genocide and murder, committed in Pabna during the nine-month-long war. Subhan, however, pleaded not guilty before the court. During his 32-minute testimony, Israil, a resident of Uttar Baghair village under Ishwardi in Pabna, said the Pakistani army accompanied by Subhan had entered their village in the morning on April 13.
The Pakistan army started torching the houses [in the village) upon direction of Moulana Subhan. They also opened fire [at that time]," said Israil.
The 57-year-old witness said his motherTulu Begum had earlier shown him Subhan when tHe latter went to their locality to seek votes for 'scale', die symbol of Jamaat, in the 1970 election.
Israil said like other villagers, he, his mother and paternal uncle Taizuddin had tried to escape, but Subhan caught them and boarded them into a Pakistani army vehicle.
Three other people were also boarded on the same truck, which had taken them to Juktitala Primary School, said Israil, adding, they found three other detainees there and all nine were lined up on the school premises.
"I saw Subhan discussing something with die Pakistani soldiers," said Israil.
At one stage, two men had suddenly run, said Israil, adding, "Subhan Moulana fired at them with his pistol, leaving one dead on die spot and hitting die odier, who collapsed in a ditch."
Two Pakistani army men had approached the second victim and shot him dead, added Israil.
"The Pakistan army then opened fire on us upon instruction from Subhan Moulana. I fell down on die ground and fainted," said Israil, who was bullet-hit in the abdomen and left thigh and showed the injury marks to the judges yesterday.
The witness said a bullet also hit his mother in die leg, but she survived.
He had regained consciousness around 4:30pm and seen his cousin Korban Ali, who told him that he took Israil, his mother and one Rustam Ali
to Dr TariquI in Ruppur village, said the witness, adding, his cousin had told him diat others were killed in the shooting.
Israil said he had recovered completely, but his mother had become physically disabled.
"... I want his [Subhan] execution," said Israil as he identified Subhan, who, as usual, was frequently watching a computer monitor set up inside the dock showing die recording of the testimony.
Defence lawyer Asadul Islam asked the witness a single question before the three-member tribunal led by Justice Obaidul Hassan with members Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Md Shahinur Islam adjourned the proceedings until today.
Israil is set to face cross-examination today.
Earlier, the tribunal completed recording die cross-examination of Rustam Ali and Gour Prosad Roy, the latter being the 12th prosecution witness in the case against Syed