Former army chief Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan has given a statement to the International Crimes Tribunal’s investigation agency regarding enforced disappearances and killings during the Awami League’s fifteen-year rule. His testimony implicates dismissed former army officer Major General Ziaul Ahsan in the abduction and extrajudicial killing of hundreds of people. Chief Prosecutor Tazul Islam confirmed that Iqbal Karim will testify before Tribunal-1 in the crimes against humanity case against Ziaul. The court has set January 14 for an order following the formal hearing on charge framing.
In his statement, Iqbal Karim described Ziaul’s conduct as increasingly unruly after assuming the post of Additional Director General of the Rapid Action Battalion, alleging that extrajudicial killings rose sharply under his watch. He also recounted internal military tensions involving security adviser General Tariq Ahmed Siddiq and other officers, as well as political influence over military appointments and operations during Sheikh Hasina’s tenure.
The tribunal, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mojumdar with two other members, is currently conducting proceedings in the case against Ziaul Ahsan for crimes against humanity linked to disappearances and killings over the past fifteen years.
স্টাফ রিপোর্টার প্রকাশ : ০৯ জানুয়ারি ২০২৬, ২০: ৫৮আপডেট : ০৯ জানুয়ারি ২০২৬, ২১: ০৪ স্টাফ রিপোর্টার আওয়ামী লীগের দেড় দশকের শাসনামলে গুম-খুনের ঘটনায় আন্তর্জাতিক অপরাধ ট্রাইব্যুনালের তদন্ত সংস্থার কাছে জবানবন্দি দিয়েছে সাবেক সেনাপ্রধান ইকবাল করিম ভূঁইয়
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