Ghoramara Aziz, 5 others indicted for war crimes

The International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday indicted six alleged Razakars including former Jamaat lawmaker Md Abdul Aziz alias Ghoramara Aziz from Gaibandha for their crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Liberation War.

The three-member panel of International Crimes Tribunal-1 led by Justice Anwarul Haque fixed August 2 for starting the trial with opening statement of prosecution and recording depositions of witnesses.

The accused are Abdul Aziz alias Ghoramara Aziz, 65, Md Ruhul Amin alias Monju, 61, Md Abdul Latif, 61, Abu Muslim Mohammad Ali, 59, Md Nazmul Huda, 60, and Md Abdur Rahim Miah, 62.

All of the alleged Razakars are from Sundarganj upazila in Gaibandha. They are still on run.

Prosecutor Syed Sayedul Haque pleaded to frame charges against the accused saying those Razakars have committed monstrous crimes in their locality in 1971.

"They killed 15 local people's representatives including UP chairmen and members," said the prosecutor.

Earlier the prosecution brought three charges of crimes against humanity including genocide and murder against the accused.