Allegations have been lodged with the International Crimes Tribunal against 41 people, including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former military advisor Tarique Ahmed Siddique, over the killing of Dr Fayez Ahmed, Naib-e-Ameer of Lakshmipur district Jamaat-e-Islami, who was shot dead at his residence.
The accused also included former Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, former Additional Director General of the RAB Ziaul Ahsan, and former CEO of the RAB-11 Tarique Sayed Mohammad.
The victim’s son, Dr Hasanul Bannah, submitted the allegation of crimes against humanity at the office of the court’s chief prosecutor, said plaintiff’s lawyer Abdus Sattar Palowan.
According to the allegations, an armed group in a vehicle displaying Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) stickers arrived under Dr Foyez’s house in the Temuhani area of the district headquarters around 12:30 am on December 13, 2013.
The group forcibly broke open the gate and entered the victim’s home.
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They dragged Dr Foyez from his room on the second floor to the rooftop of the three-storey building, where they assaulted him, striking his head, face and other parts of his body with the butts of their firearms.
As per the accusations, Tarique Sayed Mohammad shot Dr Foyez in the knee, causing severe bleeding.
To ensure his death, the attackers threw him off the rooftop. They then transported his body to the Sadar Hospital morgue.
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The death of Dr Foyez, a widely respected humanitarian physician in the district, sparked nationwide outrage and condemnation.