Former President Ziaur Rahman Major (Retd.) Mozaffar Hossain, accused in the murder case, has been produced before the International Criminal Tribunal. After nearly 45 years on the run, he was brought before the tribunal on charges of crimes against humanity within days of his arrest. On this day, the prosecution can apply for arrest and interrogation against him.
Mozaffar Hossain was produced before the International Criminal Tribunal on Thursday (July 23) morning. On this day, the judicial panel led by the Chairman of Tribunal-2, Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, is scheduled to hear about him.
According to prosecution sources, a production warrant was issued against Mozaffar Hossain for his involvement in crimes against humanity committed during the Awami League government. Pursuant to that order, he has been produced before the Tribunal. The prosecution will also apply for his arrest and interrogation in the case of crimes against humanity.
Earlier, on July 21, the prosecution applied for the issuance of a production warrant against Mozaffar Hossain, one of the accused in the Ziaur Rahman murder case.
Incidentally, Mozaffar Hossain was arrested from a house in Banani of the capital on the night of July 15 after being on the run for almost 45 years. The next day he was handed over to the Dhaka Cantonment Military Police.
Meanwhile, last July 21 was scheduled to submit the investigation report against Lieutenant General (retd.) Masud Uddin Chowdhury in a case of crimes against humanity committed in Feni during the July 2024 mass coup. But on that day the prosecution applied for two more months. The court did not fix any new date in this regard due to allegations of his collusion with Mozaffar Hossain. For this reason, Masud Uddin Chowdhury was produced in the tribunal on Thursday.
