WCFFC hands over list of war crimes suspects
The War Crimes Fact Finding Committee on Sunday handed over a list of 1,775 people, suspected to have been involved in committing crimes against humanity in 1971, to the government probe agency.
MA Hasan, convener of WCFFC, handed over the documents to Chief Investigator MA Matin at Old High Court building office to assist in proving crimes against humanity committed in 1971. He also handed over 18 books, names and addresses of 1,775 alleged war criminals and detailed accounts of crimes including murders during the liberation war.
Talking to the reporters after handing over the list, the WCFFC convener said the list includes Jamaat-e-Islami chief Matiur Rahman Nizami, its former chief Golam Azam, Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Assistant Secretary General ATM Azharul Islam.
Hasan further said there are names of some ruling party men on the list too. But he declined to disclose the names for the sake of the investigation.
Replying to a question, he said BNP Standing Committee Member Salauddin Quader Chowdhury too made his mark on the suspected war criminals' list.
The WCFFC also provided a sketch map of mass killing grounds in Dhaka, forensic exhibits including bones, earrings and parts of dresses of the victims to the investigators.The investigation agency on March 30, visited the Liberation War Museum in city's Segunbagicha and collected 10 books, booklets and two CDs on crimes against humanity committed during the liberation war in 1971.
After obtaining evidence of crimes against individuals, the seven-member investigation agency will file a case with the International Crime Tribunal and then start further field level investigation.Earlier on March 25, the government announced a special tribunal, prosecution team and the investigation agency to try the crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War of the country in 1971.
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