The trial of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her two senior aides resumed Monday at the International Crimes Tribunal-1, with testimony from the second prosecution witness.
The witness, Abdullah Al Imran, a survivor of police violence during the 2024 July uprising provided his account to the three-member tribunal this afternoon.
Imran was shot in the left leg during a protest in the Bijoynagar Water Tank area around 3:00pm on July 19, 2024,
“I was admitted to the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR) with a bullet wound. On July 26 or 27, Sheikh Hasina visited the hospital and asked me about my studies and my condition. It was clear she knew I was a protester,” Imran testified.
He claimed that after observing the injured students, Hasina instructed the hospital’s helpdesk, saying, “No release, no treatment.”
Imran explained that while they initially did not understand the meaning of her words, the situation became clear the following morning when his scheduled surgery was canceled, causing his condition to worsen.
Imran further recounted that his father attempted to have him transferred to another hospital for better care, but the authorities refused to release him or provide the necessary treatment.
“For this inhuman treatment and for being shot by the police, I hold Sheikh Hasina, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, and ex-Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun responsible,” he told the court.