The International Crimes Tribunal will deliver verdict in the case against three alleged war criminals of Bagerhat including Siraj Kosai any day as it concluded hearing arguments of both defence and prosecution yesterday.
The tribunal led by its Chairman Justice M Enayetur Rahim kept the case CAV (Curia Advisari Vult) where Sheikh Sirajul Haque alias Siraj Master, 73, Khan Akram Hossain, 62, and Abdul Latif Talukder, 69, have been accused in seven charges of crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
Of the charges, Sirajul was indicted on four charges – for the killing of more than 600 people.
Two common charges were brought against all of them – for the killing of 47 people, and one against Khan Akram and Latif – for killing one person.
The tribunal indicted the trio on November 5 last year. A total of 68 persons were made witnesses in the case.