The International Crimes Tribunal‑1 is set to hold a hearing on Tuesday on charge framing in a case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and army officers over crimes against humanity linked to enforced disappearances at the Taskforce for Interrogation (TFI) cell.
A three‑member bench of the ICT-1 headed by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mazumder is expected to pass an order on the charge framing in the case filed against 17 accused including Sheikh Hasina.
Ten of the accused are army officers who have been arrested. They are Colonel Anwar Latif Khan, Colonel Md Jahangir Alam, Colonel Tofayel Mostafa Sarwar, Colonel KM Azad, Colonel Md Kamrul Hasan, Colonel Md Mahabub Alam, Colonel Mohammad Abdullah Al Momen, Lieutenant Colonel Md Sarwar Bin Kashem, Lieutenant Colonel Md Moshior Rahman Jewel, and Lieutenant Colonel Saiful Islam Sumon.
The other accused are former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Major General (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddiqi, former IGP Benazir Ahmed, former additional IGP M Khurshid Hossain, former additional IGP Barrister Md Harun‑or‑Rashid, and Lieutenant Colonel Md Khairul Islam. However, these six accused, along with Sheikh Hasina, remain fugitives.
Earlier, on 18 December, in another case filed over crimes against humanity linked to enforced disappearances at the Joint Interrogation Cell (JIC), trial proceedings began against Sheikh Hasina and 12 current and former army officers. The court framed five charges against the accused.
