ICT-1 takes cognisance of charges against ex-army official Ziaul Ahsan

The International
Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) today took cognisance of formal charges against Maj
Gen (relieved) Ziaul Ahsan over allegations of enforced disappearance and
murder.
The prosecution
submitted the charges before the tribunal's registrar office this morning,
prosecutor Gazi Monawar Hossain Tamim said.
After taking
cognisance of the charges, the tribunal fixed December 21 as the next date of
hearing and directed the authorities to produce Ziaul before the court on that
day.
Today was not a
scheduled hearing in the case, and the accused was not produced before the
tribunal.
Ziaul Ahsan, a former
senior official of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), led the force's
intelligence wing as additional director general (operations). He also served
as director general of the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre until
August 5 last year.
He was arrested August
15 last year in a murder case filed with New Market Police Station in the
capital.
















