Shawdesh Desk:

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday sentenced six absconding war criminals to death for committing crimes against humanity in Mymensingh district during the Liberation War in 1971.

The convicts are Md Mokhlesur Rahman Mukul, Md Saidur Rahman Ratan, Shamsul Haque Fakir, Nurul Haque Fakir, Md Sultan Mahmud Fakir and Nakib Hossain Adil Sarker, all are from different areas of Trishal in Mymensingh.

They were members of infamous Razakar Bahini, an auxiliary force of Pakistan occupation army.

‘All the six charges against the six were proved in the tribunal. They were sentenced to death on three counts of crimes against humanity. They were jailed for the remaining three other counts,’ prosecutor Rezia Sultana Chamon said.

A three-member panel of the ICT-1 headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam delivered the verdict.

The two other members of the judges’ panel are- Justice Md Abu Ahmed Jamadar and Justice KM Hafizul Alam.

The tribunal held the trial in absentia as all the six accused are yet to be arrested.

The tribunal on December 5, 2018, framed six charges of crimes against humanity and on February 18, 2019, started recording depositions of the witnesses.

The court on different hearing dates examined total 19 witnesses in the case.