Former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun was brought before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday morning.
The ICT-1 is scheduled to convene around 11am to deliver the judgment in a crimes against humanity case filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The other two accused are former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former IGP Mamun.
However, Mamun is now a state witness in the case. He is the first defendant to become a state witness since the tribunal was formed in 2010.
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Meanwhile, security has been tightened at the tribunal and in surrounding areas ahead of the verdict. Police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), and army personnel have been deployed in front of the tribunal.
Eyewitnesses reported that members of the security forces were stationed under strict measures around the Supreme Court, while army personnel were also seen positioned in front of the Mazar Gate.
On 13 November, ICT-1 set Monday as the date for the verdict. The three-member tribunal, headed by Justice Mohammad Golam Mortuza Mozumdar, fixed the schedule.
