The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB), yesterday, charged a former parliamentary lawmaker with war crimes reports the Jurist.
Abdul Jabbar, a former member for the Jatiya Party, was charged with aiding genocide. The 1 year investigation used evidence of Jabbar’s involvement in the murder of 36 people, forceful conversion of 200 Hindus to Islam and looting of over 557 houses during Bangladesh’s war for independence.
The ICTB, which was established by the International Crimes act in 2009, is mandated to investigate and prosecute war crimes committed during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
Abdul Jabbar, a former member for the Jatiya Party, was charged with aiding genocide. The 1 year investigation used evidence of Jabbar’s involvement in the murder of 36 people, forceful conversion of 200 Hindus to Islam and looting of over 557 houses during Bangladesh’s war for independence.
The ICTB, which was established by the International Crimes act in 2009, is mandated to investigate and prosecute war crimes committed during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.