The International Crimes Tribunal 1 has set April 9 for beginning the prosecution’s closing arguments in the case against BNP leader Zahid Hossain Khokon, alias Khokon Razakar.
State-appointed defence counsel Abdus Shukur Khan yesterday ended the cross-examination of Investigation Officer Satya Ranjan Roy.
He submitted his deposition on Monday and Tuesday, and described the process of investigation.
The accused is the incumbent mayor of Nagarkanda municipality in Faridpur. He is currently staying in Sweden, according to the prosecution.
The tribunal set the date of closing arguments as no witness stood for the fugitive accused.
On October 9 last year, the tribunal 1 framed 11 specific charges against Khokon Razakar that include genocide, murder of Hindus and conversion of religion during the 1971 Liberation War in Faridpur.
Responding to a prosecution plea on July 18 last year, the tribunal, after taking into cognisance the charges against Khokon, issued a warrant for his arrest as the accused did not appear before it.