ICT chief prosecutor compares Awami League govt actions to Nazi atrocities

International Crimes Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Advocate Md Tajul Islam has said that not only in July and August, but the Awami League administration committed atrocities of abductions, murders, and killings ever since it came to power.

Talking to reporters after a hearing at the International Crimes Tribunal on Monday, Tajul said they built camps similar to Hitler's concentration camps and brutally tortured the prisoners. "They not only committed mass killings but also implemented all kinds of methods of torture, which remind one of Hitler's Nazi forces."

"Thirteen individuals who held important positions in the previous government have been presented before the tribunal today. For those who wish to become fascists in the future, today is a day of learning. Crimes against humanity cannot keep one in power forever; one must face justice," he said.

He added: "Since 2009, using state machinery, all national institutions were politicized and turned into an oppressive entity. We have presented this story in court. To keep one family in power, incidents like the Pilkhana massacre, the killing at Shapla Chattar, and the destruction of the electoral system took place.

"The main responsibility for all of today's crimes lies with Sheikh Hasina. In the July uprising, a killing spree was carried out across 56,000 square miles with targeted killings. We asked for two months to complete the investigation and submit a report suitable for trial, but the court has granted us one month."

On October 27, following a request from the ICT investigation agency, a three-member tribunal bench led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder ordered the presentation of the accused.