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Verdict today in Bagerhat war crimes case

Staff Correspondent
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 is set to deliver verdict today in a case against two Bagerhat "Razakars" in connection with genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War in 1971.
Sheikh Sirajul Haque alias Siraj Master, 73, and Khan Akram Hossain, 62, face seven charges for their alleged involvement in war crimes committed in the southern district.
After hearing the closing arguments from the defence and the prosecution, the tribunal on June 23 kept the case waiting for verdict and on August 5 fixed the date for delivering the judgement.
The case was filed against three accused, but Abdul Latif Talukdar, 68, one of the three, died on July 28 and the tribunal on August 5 excluded him from the case.
Of the seven charges, four have been brought
against biraj alone in connecuon witn the killing of more than 600 people, two against the duo and Latif in connection with the killing of 47 people, and one against Akram and Latif for "killing" a person.
Wrapping up their closing arguments, the prosecution sought
capital punishment for the accused, claiming they proved all seven charges.
The defence, however, claimed the prosecution "simply failed to prove" tire charges and sought acquittal for their clients. A defence counsel also accused the investigation officer of the
case of adopting a "pick-and-choose" policy to implicate his clients.
Sirajul Haque, son of Harejuddin Sheikh of Gotapara under Bagerhat Sadar upazila, was the deputy commander of Razakar Bahini in Bagerhat sub-division in 1971, according to the prosecution.
Akram, son of Joynal Abedin Khan of Daibaggahati under Morelganj upazila of Bagerhat, joined the Razakar force in 1971. They "committed" crimes against humanity and genocide duringthe war, the prosecution said.
Police arrested them in June and July last year following a warrant issued by the tribunal to that end.
The prosecution submitted charges against the accused on September 14 last year and the tribunal framed seven charges against them on November 5.
The prosecution produced 32 witnesses including the investigation officer of tire case, while five witnesses defended only Akram and Latif.