Two Kishoreganj razakars get death penalty

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 has awarded death penalty to two Razakars in a case filed against them for allegedly committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 led by Justice Anwarul Haque passed the verdict on Wednesday.

The condemned war criminals are - Syed Mohammad Hussain, 64, and Muhammad Moslem Pradhan, 66.

Moslem is in jail while Hussain is on the run.

According to the prosecution, Pradhan was the Razakar commander of the then Nikli union, while Hussain was the commander of Nikli thana.

The prosecution on December 3, 2015, submitted formal charge in the case, pressing six charges of the crimes against humanity against the accused. The ICT-1 on January 7, 2016, took the charges into cognizance and indicted the duo on May 9, 2016.

The prosecution on June 5, 2016, submitted the opening statement, initiating the hearing of the case formally.