Staff Reporter:
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Tuesday deferred to January 26 the delivery of its verdict in the case over the killing of six people during the July Uprising of 2024 at Chankharpul in the capital.
The three-member bench of the tribunal led by its Chairman Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder, fixed the new date for the verdict, saying it could not be prepared as scheduled.
Earlier, the tribunal had set January 20 for delivering the verdict.
Eight people are facing trial in the case. Of them, four are currently in jail: former Shahbagh Police Station inspector (operations) Md Arshad Hossain, constable Md Sujan Mia, Md Imaz Hossain Iman and Md Nasirul Islam.
The four other accused are absconding.
They are former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Habibur Rahman, former addi-tional commissioner Sudip Kumar Chakraborty, former additional deputy commissioner of Ramna Division Shah Alam Md Akhtarul Islam, and former assistant commissioner Mohammad Imrul.
According to the prosecution, on August 5, 2024, police opened fire on a peaceful student move-ment at Chankharpul, leaving six people dead.
The victims were Shahriar Khan Anas, Sheikh Junayed, Md Yakub, Md Rakib Hawladar, Md Ismamul Haque and Manik Mia Shahrik.
After finding evidence against the accused, the tribunal on July 14 framed charges against all eight and ordered the commencement of the trial.
