Sunday, July 29, 2012

11 Jul 2012: Chowdhury 6th witness cross exam, day 3

The hearing started with Ahsanul Huq, the defence counsel continued his cross examination of Nirmal Chandra Sharma who is the sixth witness in the Salauddin Quader Chowdhury trial. This followed on from the previous day
Defence: Whether you have stated the fact of watching Mr. Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury at the place of incident to your brother Bimol.

Witness: I didn’t think it necessary.

Defence: What is the name of your Grandfather?

Witness: Rosik Chandra Sharma.

Defence: How many sons did he have?

Witness: 2 sons. My father and Onontokumar Sharma.

Defence: Whether you have gone to each house of your area on the day of occurrence.

Witness: No.

Defence: State some names, of whose houses you have gone to on the day of occurrence.

Witness: Dr. Motilal Sharma, Dr. Makhonlal Sharma, Porimal Sharma.

Defence: At that time who were present in those houses?

Witness: As the name above mentioned were all present with their families.

Defence: How many sisters do you have?

Witness: 1 sister, who is my deceased nephew Dulal’s mother.

Defence: There were so many Muslim doctors near your house at Gohira, Choumohoni. State some names.

Witness: Yes there were. One of them was Dr. Firoj Ahmed.

Defence: Whether you have taken your injured father to Dr. Firoj Ahmed?

Witness: His wound has already been healed and dried up, so I didn’t think that necessary to take him to Dr. Firoj’s chamber when returning after Liberation.

Defence: Whether you have taken him to Dr. Tailor’s Hospital?

Witness: No. He was crippled and old, so we didn’t think it wise to move him.

Defence: I say, that your father was not that much injured, so you didn’t take him to the Hospital or Doctor’s chamber.

Witness: Not true.

Defence: Do you know Daru Mia was supporter of which party?

Witness: He was a farmer and he has not any specific choice about any political party.

Defence: Can you say, which political party did the residents of Mr. Ali Chowdhury support?

Witness: I don’t know.

Defence: Have you ever tried to find out since 1971 till no who had announced the news of the formation of Peace Committee from the Microphone of the Mosque?

Witness: No.

Defence: Can you say when the Peace Committee has been formed at Raujan.

Witness: No. But I can assume, as the announcement came out on 13th April, 1971, so the Committee has been formed before that time.

Defence: Who was the President Secretary of this Peace Committee?

Witness: I don’t know.

Defence: There was no announcement from the Mosque. You are giving false statement by the words of the Investigation Officer.

Witness: Not true.

Defence: There was two stage of Bijoy Mela at Chittagong. From which stage you have given your announcement as you have mentioned earlier?

Witness: I have announced from the stage from where the wordings of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was being announced.

Defence: I say, the sound of the Mosque cannot be heard from your distant area.

Witness: Not true.

Defence: You have given your statement at the Chittagong circuit house instead of at your village house, just in order to avoid your brother Bimol, who might have given true statement.

Witness: Not true.

Defence: The statement of brushfire over you on 13th April, 1971 is a false one.

Witness: Not true.

Defence: The statement of Brushfire over you and the fact that you are miraculously alive is a false statement.

Witness: Not true.

Defence: Whether you have gone to Daru Mia to express your acknowledgement for saving your life?

Witness: I have met him several times after the liberation, but I have not gone to his house.

Defence: On 13th April and afterwards no houses of your area has been burnt by Pakistan Army.

Witness: Yes.

Defence: Whether yours and your Uncles’ houses have been looted by the Pakistan Army?
Witness: I don’t know.

Defence: Whether your houses been looted by the people of the locality?

Witness: The Pakistan Army didn’t take anything but the house has been looted afterwards, I don’t know whether it has been done by the local people or not.

Defence: Whether you have stated to Daru Mia that you have seen Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury at your house on the day of occurrence.

Witness: No.

Defence: When you have joined at the Chittagong Bar Association; then who was the President of the Chittagong Bar Association?

Witness: I can’t recall.

Defence: You don’t have any courtyard in your house.

Witness: Not true.

Defence: The statement of the killing of your mother- brother- nephew and uncle is a false statement.

Witness: Not true.

Defence: You were not in the country at that time so your miraculously being saved from the shots of Brushfire is a false statement.

Witness: Not true.

Defence: Your father and your Uncle- Makhonlal were not injured from the incident?

Witness: Not true.

Defence: On 13th April, 1971- your father, mother and brother were present at the house and you your nephew and your brother were in India.

Witness: Not true.

Defence: Your Bimol might have given the true statement so you did not bring him to the Investigation Officer.

Witness: Not true.

Defence: To make an obstacle on the pathway of Mr. Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury to attend the parliament a false case has been set up by an evil minded group by using you,

Witness: Not true.

Defence: You are giving false statement on the hope thatyou will receive a lot of rewards from the Government.

Witness: Not true.

Defence: There was no occurrence on the so called place on so called time- by the so called means.

Witness: Not true.

Defence: That’s all about the cross examination of this witness.
Justice Nizamul Huq passed order (summary)
Accused Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury has been produced before the Tribunal by the Prison authority. Today is fixed for recording the remaining part of the cross examination of PW-6. The recording has been completed in the fixed time. We want to mention that yesterday we have allocated 1:30 hours to the counsel to complete the matter and today within 1 hour the cross examination has been over.

The service of the counsel in this regard is highly appreciated.
The case is adjourned today.

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