Fugitive war crimes convict arrested in Dhaka

A fugitive war crimes convict, who was sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971, has been detained from the city’s Kalabagan area, said Rapid Action Battalion on Sunday.

The death row convict is AK Aminul Haque alias Rajab Ali, 69, of Kishoreganj.

According to a media release from Rab Headquarters, a team of RAB intelligence force and RAB-2 detained Rajab Ali after conducting a drive in the city’s Kalabagan area on Saturday night.

On Novenber 5 in 2018, the International Crimes Tribunal sentenced Rajab Ali to death for his involvement in the crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.

He was found guilty of murder, looting, arson, torture and kidnapping in Kishoreganj, Bhairab, Brahmanbaria and Habiganj in 1971.

He also formed ‘Al -Badr’ forces in the area to assist the Pakistani army in Bhairab and served as the commander of Kishoreganj district.

On December 18 in1971, Rajab Ali surrendered to the Joint Forces.

In 1972, five cases were filed against him at Ashtagram police station. He was sentenced to 40 years jail in these cases. But he was released from Dhaka Central Jail in 1982 as he got presidential clemency after serving jail term for only 10 years.

Later, he fled to a country in the Middle East and then went to Pakistan several times. In 1997, Rajab came to Dhaka again.

On December 27 in 2015, the investigating agency submitted the chargesheet against Rajab Ali to the International Crimes Tribunal and since then he remained fugitive.

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