The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) announced on Saturday that it will consider pardoning former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun if he provides truthful disclosures about his role and that of other accused individuals in the July-August massacre.
The ICT issued a written order following Mamun’s court appearance on Thursday, July 10, where he admitted responsibility for the massacre and agreed to serve as a state witness in the case against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Standing in the dock, Mamun expressed his intent to “unmask those involved” in the crimes.
On the same day, the ICT, led by Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, alongside Justice Md Shafiul Alam Mahmud and Justice Md Mohitul Haque Enam Chowdhury, formally charged three individuals – Sheikh Hasina, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, and Mamun – with crimes against humanity.
The tribunal rejected a plea to exempt the accused from the case.
Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan remain absconding, while Mamun, having confessed his guilt as an approver, is cooperating with the prosecution.
The tribunal has scheduled August 3 for the opening statement and August 4 for recording state witness testimonies, marking the start of the formal trial.