DHAKA : The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 today issued arrest warrant against seven individuals including Awami League (AL) General Secretary and former minister Obaidul Quader in a case filed against them on the charges of committing crime against humanity during the July Mass Uprising.
Other accused of the case are – Awami League Joint General Secretary A F M Bahauddin Nasim, former State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat, Jubo League President Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash and General Secretary Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil, President of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League Saddam Hossain and its General Secretary Wali Asif Inan.
The ICT-2 issued the order, taking the formal charge filed against the seven into cognizance. The tribunal also set December 29 for holding further hearing on the matter.
The prosecution earlier in the morning filed the formal charge with the office of the tribunal registrar.
