The International Crimes Tribunal has set 14 December for the defence hearing against two army officers in a case over crimes against humanity committed in Dhaka’s Rampura during the July uprising.
The prosecution concluded its hearing in support of charge framing on Thursday.
The two officers arrested in connection with the case were produced before the ICT for the charge framing hearing. Around 10am, they were brought from the special prison at Dhaka Cantonment to the tribunal.
The two accused are Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Redwanul Islam and Major Md Rafat-bin-Alam. They were serving in Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at the time of the July uprising.
Earlier, on 24 November, ICT-1 set Thursday as the date for the hearing of this case.
The other two accused are former Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Md Rashedul Islam and former Officer-in-Charge Md Mashiur Rahman. Both remain fugitives.
Charges of crimes against humanity were brought in connection with the killing of at least 28 people in Rampura on 18 and 19 July last year.
Earlier, on 22 October, Lieutenant Colonel Redwanul and Major Rafat were produced before the tribunal along with 13 other army officers. On that day, the tribunal sent them to jail. Subsequently, they were placed in a government-declared special prison at Dhaka Cantonment.
