The investigation agency of the war crimes tribunal has disclosed their probe report against Syed Hassan Ali alias Md Hassan alias Hachhen Ali of Kishoreganj for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation war.
In the report, the investigators have found evidence of six offences against the fugitive war crimes suspect that include killings of 24 people, abduction and torture of at least 12 persons and looting of more than hundred houses in Tarail upazila of Kishoreganj.
Hassan, well known for his notorious offences, had also been renowned as Razakar OC or “Razakar Daroga” in his area during the war.
The probe agency during a press briefing at its safe home in Dhanmondi said they might submit the report to the prosecution today. A panel of prosecution lawyers would scrutinise the documents before pressing the formal charges.
Abdul Hannan Khan, chief coordinator of the agency, said: “We are bringing six charges against this accused including murder, mass killing, abduction, confinement and arson.”
The agency has prepared a 219-page probe report and took statements of 39 witnesses. The investigation that began on June 7 last year. This is the 20th probe report by the agency and they may place some more reports next month.
Hannan said Hassan had joined the anti-liberation forces influenced by his father’s ideology and soon he became the razakar commander of Tarail area.
Hassan’s father Mosleh Uddin, a vice-president of the Pakistan Democratic Party, had served as the chairman of Peace Committee in Kishoreganj during the war and his brother as a member of the razakar force, according to the background part of the probe report.
On April 4, the International Crimes Tribunal 1 issued warrant against the suspect but Hassan is yet to be arrested.
According to agency report, Hassan had been living in Brahmanbaria but police said he was not there anymore. Local police said they knew that the suspect was paralysed and could not move without somebody else’s help; but now they were not sure about his whereabouts.