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Torture by Subhan left two disabled for life

One victim's brother testifies at war crimes trial

Staff Correspondent
A prosecution witness yesterday testified that Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdus Subhan, along with his cohorts and the Pakistani army, tortured his brother and one of his brother's colleagues inside an army camp in Pabna during the Liberation War, leaving them disabled for life.
Riaz Uddin Mandol, half-brother of one of the victims, Joyenuddin Pramanik alias Jharu Miah, of Arankhola village in Iswardi, Pabna, said although his brother and his colleague were released later, both had been tortured so much that they lost their ability to work. The two were whipped and bayoneted, he said.
The ninth witness in Subhan's case also told the International Crimes Tribunal-2 that Subhan, his accomplices, and the Pakistani army looted many houses including theirs in the village before burning them
down.
Earlier, Ashraf Uddin Miah, son of the other victim, Alauddin Miah, who worked in the Ansar force with Joyenuddin, testified that Subhan along with Razakars and Biharies picked up his father and Joyenuddin.
Subhan, a nayeb-e-ameer of Jamaat, faces nine charges including genocide in Pabna during the Liberation War. He, however, pleaded not guilty before court.
Riaz said he himself had worked in the Ansar with the two others in 1971.
In the middle of first Bangla month Baishakh, Subhan with the Pakistani army and Biharies had come to Alauddin's house and searched for him and his arms, said 72-year-old Riaz.
As they did not find him, Biharies, as directed by Subhan, looted his house and set fire to another house, said Riaz, adding that then they went to their home.
"I hid myself in a bush beside our home as I saw Moulana Subhan and Khoda Bakhs approaching towards our house," said Riaz. "As they [Subhan and his cohorts] didn't find me and my brother, they looted our houses and burnt them down."
Later, Subhan, the Pakistani army and Biharies looted and torched the houses of the Hindu-dominated area in the village, said Riaz.
On the first day of second Bangla month Jaishtha, Subhan, Khoda Bakhs and some Razakars came to Arankhola Cattle Market, and picked his brother and Alauddin from a tea stall and started beating them to know about their arms, said Riaz.
Then, they were taken to a Razakar camp in Iswardi, which was controlled by Khoda Bakhs and subsequently, they were taken to
the Pakistani army camp at Iswardi Rest House, said Riaz.
Following the advice of local people, family members of the victims met Khoda to have the duo released but Khoda asked them to put the request to Subhan, said Riaz.
The witness said the duo were freed later following Subhan's recommendations, and after their release, the victims said Subhan, Khoda, Biharies and the occupation army tortured them.
Both were treated but they became physically disabled and died 10/12 years after the war, said an emotion-choked Riaz.
Subhan's lawyer Shahjahan Kabir asked the witness two questions before the three-member tribunal led by Justice Obaidul Hassan adjourned the proceedings until today when Riaz will face further cross-examination.