BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Tuesday submitted allegations of abduction and enforced disappearance against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and six others with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT).
Salahuddin arrived at the ICT around 11:15am with a BNP-backed lawyers’ team led by Legal Affairs Secretary Barrister Kayser Kamal.
Later, they handed over the copy of allegations to Chief Prosecutor of the ICT Advocate Md Tajul Islam.
The accused include former Inspector General of Police (IGPs) Benazir Ahmed, Shahidul Haque, former Special Branch (SB) Chief Monirul Islam, former Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia, and retired army officer Ziaul Ahsan.
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Speaking to the media, Salahuddin said, “The nation demands justice. Not only for incidents in July-August, but all killings, disappearances, and torture during the previous regime must be addressed. This is the BNP’s commitment.”
He urged the victims of forced disappearance and extrajudicial killings under the ‘fascist regime’ to file complaints and called on the government to increase logistical support to the tribunal to ensure justice.
On October 15 last, Salahuddin filed his own disappearance complaint.
He had gone missing from Uttara on March 10, 2015 and was found in Shillong of India on May 11 of the same year.
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Following the fall of the Awami League government on August 5 last, he returned home on August 11.