War crimes enquiry against Moosa begins

Investigators have started enquiry against controversial businessman Moosa Bin Shamser whether he was involved in crimes during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.

“We have recently received allegation that he (Moosa) committed crimes during the 1971 war,” said Sanaul Huq, co-coordinator of the investigation agency of International Crimes Tribunal.

"We will register a case against him if we find evidence during the enquiry," he said at a press conference at its Dhanmondi office in Dhaka.

He, however, declined to give further details at the conference.

War crimes evidence found against 9

The ICT investigators have said to have found evidence against nine men from Mymensingh and Jamalpur over their alleged involvement in crimes during the Liberation War in 1971.

They were "involved" in the killing of at least 101 people, injuring of 13 men, raping of a woman and torching of 110 to 112 houses in Muktagacha and Mymensingh Sadar upazila, Sanaul Huq said.

Of the nine, six are now in jail while the rest are yet to be arrested, he said.

The arrestees are: Abdus Salam, 75, Suruj Ali Fakir, 62, Joyen Uddin Faruki, 60, Abdur Rahim, 67, Jalal Uddin, 59, and Rustam Ali, 70. He said tribunal has already issued arrest warrant against the rest three but they are yet to be arrested.

Of the nine, Abdus Salam was involved with Al-Badr Bahini while the rest eight with Razakar Bahini, Sanaul said.

Source: thedailystar