After the matter relating to the Sayedee case was dealt with, Ahsanul Haq Hena one of the defence counsels came to the dais and started cross-examination of the witness, Gourango Singha. His evidence was given on 5 June
Defence: Did you ever go to Rangamati from Chittagong by road?
Witness: Yes.
Defence: Kundeswary was situated at left side on the way of going to Rangamati.
Witness: I went for only but did not go in front of the Kundeswary.
Defence: Did you go Unshattar para, Jagatmallo para, Sultan pur, Biswas para, Kundeswary?
Witness: No, I did not go.
Defence: Bhibuti said, “after seeing Pakistan Army truck and jip and having found no way to flee, I climbed at a large tree” Is this statement said by Bhibuti to you?
Witness: Yes.
Defence: Did you know how long Bhibuti studied?
Witness: No, I did not know.
Defence: What did he do in 1971?
Witness: I do not know.
Defence: Did you study military science in Intermediate (Higher Secondary Certificate)?
Witness: No.
Defence: When did you go to UAE?
Witness: May be in 1993.
Defence: Did you have any passport?
Witness: Yes.
Defence: In “profession column” of your passport what was written?
Witness: Private Business.
Defence: Whether there was any information in the ministry of information of that country about your journalism?
Witness: No, there was no information.
Defence: Basically you were not a journalist.
Witness: It is not true.
Defence: One side of Madhuraghat was Hathajari Thana and another side was Rawjaan Thana.
Witness: Yes.
Defence: Madhuraghat was under the possession of 8 no. East Bengal Regiment.
Witness: No, it was under the one company of the Regiment and others.
Defence: You were not there that time.
Witness: Yes, I was not there.
Defence: Pakistan Army crossed the Madhuraghat on that way on 14th April.
Witness: It was 13th April.
Defence: Lieutenant Mahfuz and others went to Ramghar through Kaptai.
Witness: Yes.
Defence: Was there any garrison of Pakistan Army at Kaptai?
Witness: I do not know.
Defence: Was there any garrison of Pakistan Army at Rangamati?
Witness: I do not know.
Defence: When did they go to Ramghar.
Witness: I do not know.
Defence: In which side of Engineering College was Unsattar para situated?
Witness: It was on the west side but distance is not known to me.
Defence: How long a distance was Kundeswary from that place?
Witness: I do not know.
Defence: After the liberation war also you never went to Chittagong to Rangamati.
Witness: No, I never went
Defence: You were arrested by the Pakistan from the Avoymitro road.
Witness: Yes.
Defence: Two Chakma girls complained against you that was the reason they arrested you.
Witness: Yes.
Defence: Then you have talked with the Army person in Urdu language very fluently.
Witness: Yes.
Defence: After that they released you.
Witness: Yes.
Defence: When did you go to India.
Witness: I started my journey on 16th but when I reached I could not remember.
Defence: Tripura Government gave permission if anyone went to India. Did you get permission then?
Witness: No because whether that permission was necessary or not, I did not know.
Defence: Did you get any papers as refugee from the Bangladesh Government.
Witness: No because I was not a refugee, I went there for taking training.
Defence: Where did you take preparation?
Witness: Paradanga training institution at Tripura, India.
Defence: You did not know any person whose name was Karim?
Witness: It is not true.
Defence: It is not true that you have met with captain Karim at Boipara village in Rawjaan, Chittagong.
Witness: It is not true.
Defence: Basically, Mr. Karim had died and that is the reason you are saying this by using his reference.
Witness: It is not true.
Defence: Did you know Mr. Sheikh Mujaffar?
Witness: Yes but not very much.
Defence: Did you know his daughters and sons?
Witness: I did not know them that time but now I know Mr. Kurshed Anwar.
Defence: Officer-in-charge of the Kutwali Thana handed over Kurshed Alam to the Pakistan Army and then on 16th December he was released.
Witness: I do not know.
Defence: What you have said about Mr. Mujaffar is fully taught to you by the Investigation officer?
Witness: It is not true.
Ahsanul-Haq-Hena: Your bosom friend Mahfuzur Rahman met with you during the Liberation War?
Witness: No, I have communicated with him 1985, 1986.
Ahsanul-Haq-Hena: Did you tell him about the incident of Jogattmollo para, Kundeswary, Unosattar Para, to Mr. Muzaffar?
Witness: No, I did not.
Ahsanul-Haq-Hena: Did you write about Bhibuti in your book?
Witness: No, I did not write because newspaper authority is refuge to accept this document.
Ahsanul-Haq-Hena: From whom you have learned Urdu?
Witness: From my friends I have learned it.
Ahsanul-Haq-Hena: Do you know Nur Muhammad Bangali and Iyub Bangali?
Witness: I know Nur Muhammad Bangali but not Iyub Bangali.
Ahsanul-Haq-Hena: Is he your relative?
Witness: No.
Ahsanul-Haq-Hena: What is his certificate and passport name?
Witness: Shirajul Islam.
Ahsanul-Haq-Hena: That means Bangali is not written anywhere?
Witness: No.
Zead-la-malum: My lord, it is nothing but judicial torture upon the witness. He is asking question irrelevantly.
Ahsanul-Haq-Hena: Whether I am asking irrelevant question or not should not be decided by you. I am bound to answer only towards the Tribunal member not to you.
Ahsanul-Haq-Hena: You have said that you were coming from India to Bangladesh through subroom. If you want to go Chittagong from Ramghar you need to come through Fatikchori or Mirershorai?
Witness: Yes.
Ahsanul-Haq-Hena: Khagrachori is adjacent to Ramghar.
Witness: Ramghar is a part of Khagrachori.
Ahsanul-Haq-Hena: You have said “You have met with Bibhuti in a place which name is Kumari”
Witness: Yes.
Ahsanul-Haq-Hena: At that place there was Mr. Mirja Abul Mansur (M.P) and his family also.
Witness: He was there but I did not meet with his family.
Ahsanul-Haq-Hena: Did you show the place Kumari to the Investigation Officer?
Witness: No.
Ahsanul-Haq-Hena: Whether Bhibuti was in your group or not?
Witness: No, he is not in my group; there were 6 or 7 groups.
Ahsanul-Haq-Hena: There was professor Mitro also?
Witness: Yes.
Ahsanul-Haq-Hena: Is professor Mitro alive?
Witness: I do not know.
Ahsanul-Haq-Hena: Would please tell us “Kumari” was situated under which Thana of the Khagrachori?
Witness: I do not know
Ahsanul-Haq-Hena: Did you report about these incidents which you have heard in any Police station?
Witness: No.
Ahsanul-Haq-Hena: Did you want to ambush Pakistan Army in some places?
Witness: No.
Ahsanul-Haq-Hena: In your book you did not mention about the incident of Salah Uddin Quder Chowdhury, Jogatmollo para, Kundeswary, Muzaffar, Unsattar Para, Bhibuti?
Witness: Yes, I did not mention.
Ahsanul-Haq-Hena: You did not also mention about Md. Salimullah (the second prosecution witness) in your book?
Witness: Yes, I did not mention.
Then the court is adjourned.
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