The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) will deliver its judgement any day in a crimes against humanity case filed against Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif and three others in connection with the killing of six people in Kushtia during July 2024 uprising.
The three-member ICT-2, led by Justice Nozrul Islam Chowdhury, kept the verdict on curia advisari vult (CAV), a Latin term meaning the tribunal reserves the judgement, after concluding arguments from both sides in the case.
State-appointed defence counsel Amir Hossain presented arguments on behalf of the accused, while Prosecutor Mizanul Islam rebutted the defence submissions.
Prosecutors Faruk Ahmed, Abdus Sattar Palowan and others were present during the proceedings.
The other accused are Kushtia district Awami League President Sadar Uddin Khan, General Secretary Azgar Ali and Kushtia town unit General Secretary Ataur Rahman Ata. All four accused are currently absconding.
Earlier, on June 7, the prosecution concluded its arguments, seeking the highest punishment for the accused. Arguments in the case began on May 11.
On November 2 last year, the ICT-2 framed charges against the four accused.