ICT-1 rejects bail plea of Mir Kashem Ali
Dhaka, June 19 (UNB) - The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Tuesday rejected bail petition filed by detained war crimes suspect Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Kashem Ali.
The three-member tribunal, headed by Justice M Nizamul Huq, passed the order in the morning.
Earlier, on Monday, ICT-1 fixed today to pass an order on the bail plea filed by the Jamaat leader after police in compliance with the tribunal order produced Kashem Ali, a 1971 Chittagong district head of Al Badr, a secret killing squad of Jamaat-e-Islami, in the dock amid tight security.
During Monday’s proceedings, moving the bail petition, defence counsel Abdur Razzaq prayed for bail of his client on the grounds of his old age along with health complications and social status who has no intention of fleeing or making attempt to hide or influence the investigation process.
The defence counsel also submitted before the tribunal that his client is ready to comply with any condition in order to get bail.
Opposing the defence arguments, prosecutor Zead Al Malum told the tribunal that the Jamaat leader, a very influential man, might obstruct the current investigation process and threaten to the possible prosecution of witnesses if he is set free.
Plainclothes police captured Kashem, also head of Diganta Media Corporation, hours after the ICT-1 responding to a prosecution petition issued a warrant for his arrest on Sunday on charges of crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
A team of the Detective Branch of police arrested him from the office of the vernacular daily Nayadiganta in the afternoon.
According to the prosecution, ex-Islami Chhatra Sangha (ICS) leader Kashem Ali, who became Chittagong District head of Al Badr, had perpetrated crimes against humanity like killings, looting, abduction, persecution, genocide, rape and setting fire to the houses of unarmed civilians during the 1971 Liberation War in collaboration with Pakistan occupation army.
The war-crimes suspect had also set up a makeshift torture camp at hotel Dalim in the port city where the freedom-loving people were handed down punishment, the prosecution added.
The three-member tribunal, headed by Justice M Nizamul Huq, passed the order in the morning.
Earlier, on Monday, ICT-1 fixed today to pass an order on the bail plea filed by the Jamaat leader after police in compliance with the tribunal order produced Kashem Ali, a 1971 Chittagong district head of Al Badr, a secret killing squad of Jamaat-e-Islami, in the dock amid tight security.
During Monday’s proceedings, moving the bail petition, defence counsel Abdur Razzaq prayed for bail of his client on the grounds of his old age along with health complications and social status who has no intention of fleeing or making attempt to hide or influence the investigation process.
The defence counsel also submitted before the tribunal that his client is ready to comply with any condition in order to get bail.
Opposing the defence arguments, prosecutor Zead Al Malum told the tribunal that the Jamaat leader, a very influential man, might obstruct the current investigation process and threaten to the possible prosecution of witnesses if he is set free.
Plainclothes police captured Kashem, also head of Diganta Media Corporation, hours after the ICT-1 responding to a prosecution petition issued a warrant for his arrest on Sunday on charges of crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
A team of the Detective Branch of police arrested him from the office of the vernacular daily Nayadiganta in the afternoon.
According to the prosecution, ex-Islami Chhatra Sangha (ICS) leader Kashem Ali, who became Chittagong District head of Al Badr, had perpetrated crimes against humanity like killings, looting, abduction, persecution, genocide, rape and setting fire to the houses of unarmed civilians during the 1971 Liberation War in collaboration with Pakistan occupation army.
The war-crimes suspect had also set up a makeshift torture camp at hotel Dalim in the port city where the freedom-loving people were handed down punishment, the prosecution added.
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