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Azharul Verdict at ICT

March 3 fixed over contempt charges

5 Jamaat-Shibir leaders, counsel accused

Staff Correspondent
Rejecting an adjournment petition, International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday fixed March 3 to pass order on whether contempt of court proceedings will be initiated against Tajul Islam, a counsel of war criminal ATM Azharul Islam, and five leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami and pro-Jamaat student organisation Islami Chattra Shibir for their statements before the media after a verdict.
Against the tribunal's show-cause notice on January 12, Tajul has sought "unconditional apology" but the rest are yet to reply.
A junior defence counsel Gazi MH Tamim sought the 8-week adjournment, saying the leaders could not move freely and safely and could not communicate with their lawyers.
The three-member tribunal Chairman Justice M Enayetur Rahim, however, said they would count it as an explanation if the leaders provide a written reply by March 3.
The prosecution filed the contempt petition for the statements "demeaning the court", made after Azharul was convicted.
HASAN ALTS CASE Afterwards, the tribunal began recording in the war crimes case deposition of an eyewitness who said she was only 10 feet away when fugitive Syed Hasan Ali shot dead her husband, brother-in-law and another man fleeing with them in Kishoreganj on Ashwin 10 of the Bangla calendar in 1971.
The 16th prosecution witness, Sanjubala Ghosh, 62, said Razakars, auxiliary forces of the Pakistani
occupation army, went to their Paikura village on the first week of Ashwin and threatened to kill the Hindu men if they did not convert to Islam.
Two days later, she and her family and some others tried to flee to India by boat but got caught by Razakars who took them to Belongka village.
Sanjubala said one Razakar introduced himself as "Hasan Ali Daroga, Razakar commander ofTarail Thana".
With his rifle Hasan shot dead the three and directed other Razakars to kill the remaining five, she said, adding that the Razakars lootedTk 25,000 and 20 bhoris of ornaments.
Hasan is facing six charges of crimes against humanity and genocide.
FORKAN'SCASE
Meanwhile the seventh prosecution witness, Motilal Roy, said he had heard from others that Forkan Mallik was involved in killing four persons, Deben Daktar (doctor), his wife Biva Rani, Kader Jomaddar and Hafez Khalifa, of Subidkhali village in Patuakhali on August 12,1971.
Proceedings were adjourned until today. An alleged Razakar commander of Mirzaganj, the 63-year-old denies the five charges including murders committed in the southern district during the Liberation War.