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The International Crimes Tribunal-2 has published the full 500-page verdict sentencing Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) President and former information minister Hasanul Haq Inu to 10 years in prison for crimes against humanity linked to the July 2024 mass uprising.
The tribunal published the full verdict on Sunday (September 20). Chief Prosecutor Mizanul Islam said the prosecution would appeal against the verdict, and preparations for the appeal have already been completed.
The tribunal had sentenced Inu on June 30 after finding him guilty on three of eight charges. He received 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment on each of the three charges, but the sentences will run concurrently, meaning he will serve a total of 10 years. He was also fined Tk200,000 on two of the charges.
According to the full verdict, Inu was convicted on charges 3, 6 and 7. The tribunal found him responsible for political persecution, violence and injuries against protesters, as well as conspiracy, instigation and complicity in crimes against humanity.
On charge 3, the tribunal found that Inu had instructed the superintendent of police in Kushtia to identify protesters from photographs, prepare lists of participants in the July movement and take action against them.
Charge 6 concerned his role in a 14-party alliance meeting where the decision to ban Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami was discussed. The tribunal found him guilty of conspiracy, instigation and complicity in crimes against humanity and imposed a 10-year sentence and a Tk100,000 fine.
On charge 7, the tribunal found Inu guilty of conspiracy over his involvement in decisions concerning a curfew and the use of force against protesters. He was sentenced to another 10 years and fined Tk100,000, with the sentence to run concurrently.
The tribunal acquitted Inu of charges 1, 2, 4, 5 and 8, saying the prosecution had failed to prove those allegations.
The charges included allegations that Inu had incited violence against protesters in media interviews, supported decisions to use lethal force and was involved in the planning of operations against the July movement. One charge alleged his involvement in the killing of six people in Kushtia on August 5, 2024; he was acquitted of that charge.
The prosecution has said it will challenge both the sentences and the acquittals on the remaining charges.
