The International Crimes Tribunal-2 has ordered former Dhaka-5 Member of Parliament Kazi Monirul Islam and three other accused to appear before the court on August 3 in connection with a case over crimes against humanity committed during the July Revolution in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area. The order was issued on Wednesday by a three-member judicial panel led by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, with judges Md Manjurul Basid and Nur Mohammad Shahriar Kabir as members.

According to prosecutor Faruk Ahmad, eight people were killed in Jatrabari on July 18, 2024, and nine more on July 20, 2024, during the July mass movement. The tribunal directed the appearance of the four accused in relation to these killings. The other accused are former Jatrabari Police Station officer-in-charge Abul Hasan, Jatrabari Thana Awami League general secretary Harunur Rashid Munna, and former Dhaka South City Corporation Ward 63 councillor Shafiqul Islam Khan.

Abul Hasan is already detained in another tribunal case, while the remaining three are in custody in separate police cases. The tribunal’s directive pertains to the alleged killing of 17 people in Jatrabari on July 18 and 20, 2024.