The International Crimes Tribunal 1 yesterday asked the prosecution to submit the probe report against seven war crimes suspects from Netrokona by January 15 next year.
Of the suspects, only Abdur Rahman, 68, is in jail while Sheikh Md Abdul Majid, 67, Md Abdul Khaleq Talukder, 67, Kabir Khan, 70, Md Nuruddin, 70, and Salam Beg, 65, are on the run.
The other suspect, Ahmmad Ali, 72, died in October while undergoing treatment at DMCH.
According to the prosecution, the suspects had committed crimes against humanity including mass killings, murders, looting and arsons at different places under Purbadhola during the country’s Liberation War in 1971. The suspects also allegedly forced people to leave the country.
Prosecutor Tapos Kanti Baul said that they had submitted a report on progress of the investigation to the tribunal in the morning.
“The investigators have so far recorded statements of 17 witnesses,” he said, adding that the prosecution sought two months to file the final report.
