The hearing on framing charges against 13 accused including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and army officers in a case over enforced disappearances at the Joint Interrogation Cell (JIC) will be held on Tuesday.
Three accused army officers — Brigadier General Ahmed Tanvir Mazahar Siddiqui, Major General Sheikh Md Sarwar Hossain, and Brigadier General Md Mahbubur Rahman Siddiqui — have been brought before the tribunal.
However, other 10 accused remain absconding.
On Sunday, a three-member International Crimes Tribunal-1 headed by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder fixed the date.
Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam presented arguments in favour of framing charges against the accused on that day.
The case alleges enforced disappearances between 22 October 2015 and 6 August 2024. There are five charges against them.
Defense lawyers are scheduled to present arguments on Tuesday seeking discharge of the army officers from the charges.
In the JIC disappearance case, 13 people including Hasina, her former security and defence adviser Tarique Ahmed Siddique and Asaduzzaman Khan were accused. In another case filed over enforced disappearances at the Taskforce for Interrogation (TFI) Cell, Hasina and Tarique Siddique are among 17 accused.
