The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has sought an rationalization from the inspector total of police (IGP) and concerned officers of the regulation enforcement agencies below Bangladesh Police on how Awami League Licensed Secretary Obaidul Quader managed to leave the country despite having an arrest warrant issued in opposition to him.
The IGP and the agencies were given 15 days to present the rationalization, ICT Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam told reporters at the tribunal premises in Dhaka at this time time (17 December).
He was as soon as talking to journalists after the hearing of a case inviting forty five participants, together with Quader, broken-down Awami Leagues ministers, excessive-profile participants, bureaucrats, and political leaders, accused of genocide and crimes in opposition to humanity dedicated at some level of the July-August mass rebellion.
Tajul said they drew the court’s consideration to the truth that Quader, who was as soon as furthermore the broken-down aspect road transport and bridges minister, has been in Bangladesh for the past three months after the Awami League authorities was as soon as ousted.
The tribunal sought the rationalization inner 15 days from the regulation enforcement agencies as to where and how Quader was as soon as in Bangladesh after the arrest warrant was as soon as issued, and why he was as soon as now now not arrested or how he as a result of this fact managed to contaminated the country’s border, he said.
The arrest warrant in opposition to Quader was as soon as issued by the ICT on 17 October. Tajul did now now not hiss how they knew Quader was as soon as in the country for three months.
“If any agency or power disregards the tribunal’s orders, this could well furthermore be assumed that they’re now now not cooperating with the tell’s work and are now now not acting in accordance to the regulation,” said the manager prosecutor.
“We speed everyone to show disguise loyalty now now not to participants or institutions, however to the regulation and the constitution of Bangladesh,” he added.
After ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India on 5 August in the face of the pupil-led mass rebellion, many Awami League leaders and ministers and tell ministers from her authorities furthermore escaped in a single other country whereas some were arrested later.
Nonetheless, there has been ongoing uncertainty regarding Quader’s whereabouts. At the birth, rumours circulated that he had been arrested, which later changed into out to be fallacious.
No longer too long in the past, a nationwide daily reported that Quader was as soon as in the country for three months after the Awami League authorities fell and then managed to flit in a single other country.
Meanwhile, regarding the ICT’s directive, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury at this time time said the intervening time authorities was as soon as unaware of Quader’s whereabouts even though he was as soon as hiding in the country for three months.
“If we had known, we could well possess caught him,” he said whereas talking to reporters after a gathering at the Dhaka Divisional Commissioner’s Home of industrial in Segunbagicha.
Responding to a journalist’s query, the adviser wondered how the ICT knew Quader was as soon as hiding at some level of the country for three months. “We didn’t know… If we got the strategies that he was as soon as hiding here, we could well absolutely possess caught him.
“Give us an example where any individual was as soon as hiding and we knew however didn’t acquire them. We’re now now not sparing anyone.”
