‘ICT not planning warrants against more armed forces personnel’

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said that the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor has informed them that there are currently no plans to issue warrants against additional armed forces personnel.

"We have been informed by the Office of the Chief Prosecutor of the ICT that there are currently no plans to issue warrants against additional armed forces personnel," he wrote on Facebook on Saturday night, responding to social media posts claiming that the ICT is set to issue arrest warrants against more than 100 army officers.

The Press Secretary dismissed the claims as "completely baseless rumours."

Shafiqul Alam urged the public not to believe such misleading information, saying that these false rumors are part of an effort to create divisions among the general public and, especially, within the armed forces.

"The purpose of these malicious rumours is to destabilise the country ahead of the general elections scheduled for the first half of February next year," he added.

The Press Secretary also clarified that the government has no plans to dismantle the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI).

"The government is considering reforms to enhance the agency's focus on transborder and external intelligence," Shafiqul Alam said.