Kamrul Islam
ICT sends AL Leaders Amu, Kamrul to jail in genocide case
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has ordered the imprisonment of Awami League leaders Amir Hossain Amu and Kamrul Islam in connection with a case filed over allegations of genocide.
The three-member tribunal headed by Justice Md. Golam Mortuza Majumder, Chairman of the lCT, gave the order on Wednesday. The other members of the tribunal are Justice Shafiul Alam Mahmud and Judge Mohitul Haque Enam Chowdhury.
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Prosecutor Gazi MH Tamim said, “We filed a petition to present them before the tribunal. The charges against them were read out, and the tribunal, being satisfied, ordered their presentation on December 4.”
Prosecutor Tamim detailed the allegations, saying that Kamrul Islam, a presidium member of the Awami League at the time, allegedly ordered the killing of student activists as part of party decisions. In his constituency, Dhaka-2, multiple student activists were shot and killed.
Amir Hossain Amu and Kamrul Islam are among several senior leaders of the Awami League and its allies facing trial at the ICT for crimes against humanity and genocide.
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