Judges continue hearing criminal charges against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday. Two of her top government officials face the same accusations at the International Crimes Tribunal. The court says all three committed terrible acts against people during summer protests. Former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and ex-police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun stand accused alongside Hasina. Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder leads the three-judge panel hearing the case.
Al-Mamun sits behind bars and appeared before the judges as required. Hasina and Kamal stayed away from court proceedings. The government hired lawyers to defend them since they refused to show up. Court officials published newspaper notices telling the missing pair to turn themselves in. State prosecutors argued their case on July 1 during televised hearings.
Defense attorneys will present their arguments during Monday's session. The tribunal focuses on crimes against humanity charges from the July-August uprising. Thousands of protesters demanded Hasina step down from power during those chaotic months. Court officials expect witness testimony against the former leader to start before August arrives. The proceedings mark a historic moment as Bangladesh puts its former prime minister on trial.
Al-Mamun sits behind bars and appeared before the judges as required. Hasina and Kamal stayed away from court proceedings. The government hired lawyers to defend them since they refused to show up. Court officials published newspaper notices telling the missing pair to turn themselves in. State prosecutors argued their case on July 1 during televised hearings.
Defense attorneys will present their arguments during Monday's session. The tribunal focuses on crimes against humanity charges from the July-August uprising. Thousands of protesters demanded Hasina step down from power during those chaotic months. Court officials expect witness testimony against the former leader to start before August arrives. The proceedings mark a historic moment as Bangladesh puts its former prime minister on trial.
