War crimes accused Jamaat chief Motiur Rahman Nizami is yet to recover his health, reads a health report submitted to the International Crimes Tribunal by jail authorities on Thursday afternoon.
Quoting the report, tribunal Registrar AKM Nasir Uddin Mahmud said: “Nizami's health condition has improved, but he has not fully recovered.”
Earlier on Tuesday, the International Crimes Tribunal deferred the verdict in the war crimes case against Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami because of his “illness.” The move came after the jail authority sent a letter to the tribunal on Tuesday morning informing about the “illness” of the Jamaat leader.
Nizami was indicted on May 28, 2012, on 16 counts of crimes against humanity including rape, murder, abduction and inciting violence that had been committed in Dhaka and Pabna during the Liberation War. The accused allegedly played a key role in setting up the Peace Committee and razakar forces, meant to oppress the pro-liberation Bangalees.
According to the formal charges, Nizami had been the chief of Islami Chhatra Sangha, then Jamaat’s student wing, prior to October in 1971. Later he became the chief of All Pakistan Chhatra Sangha. Militia group al-Badr, which was responsible for the systematic killings of intellectuals, was formed with Chhatra Sangha members.
