Sunday, February 17, 2013

4 Nov 2012: Mollah 12th witness cross exam day 6

Defense Counsel Advocate Abdus Sobhan Torafdar continued his cross examination of the investigation officer Abdur Razzak, following on from previous day
Defence: Nurjahan Begum states that at 10.30am/11am I saw my husband was bow down and his chest and forehead is covered by soil. That time I screamed and my mother in law had come.Afterthat my husband was taken by 5/6 people and send to my house. Dr. Joynal and Mukhtar Hossain were there. She did not mention it to you.

Witness: It is not true. She said to me that, Foyzur Rahman and Pakistan Army with Abdul Kader Molla killed 60 people and burnt the houses.

Defence: Nurjahan Begum heard from her father in law that leader of Jamaet Islami the Kader Molla killed my husband. She did not mention it to you.

Witness: It is not true.

Defence: Such statement she has not only heard from her father in law but also heard from many other people. She did not mention it to you.

Witness: It is true.

Defence: She did not mention it to you that during that time Abdul Kader Molla had small hair and he had no beard that time.

Witness: It is not true.

Defence: How many martyr names you have gotten at Sohidnogor during your investigation report?

Witness: I have gotten 11 names of martyrs at Sohidnogor during my investigation. After that I have gotten 52 names including the 11.

Defence: Can you say about such names.

Witness: I have gotten 11 names during investigation. They are-martyr Osman Goni,martyr Golam Mustofa, martyr Dorbesh Ali, martyr Aroz Ali,martyr Raza Mia, martyr Abdur Rahman, martyr Abdul Kader, martyr Sohrab Hossain, martyr Abdul Lotif, martyr Nazrul Islam and martyr Md. Ali.

Defence: Have you ascertained how far away was Nurjahan’s uncle in law Mozammel Haque’s house, and in which direction, from the Sohidnogor?

Witness: I did not ascertain that.

Defence: When did the accused come to safe home for interviewing?

Witness: On 15/6/2011.

Defence: Have you gotten any person who was a senate member during your investigation?

Witness: I have gotten one “M.A. Kadir Molla” during my investigation, who was a director of Fisheries Development Institution (finance) in 1977. He was a member of senate of Dhaka University. His home was Borguna District now he lives at Uttora.

Defence: I have suggested that such “M.A. Kadir Molla” lived in Mirpur in 1971.

Witness: It is not true.

Defence: In 1971, the accused lived in his home in Faridpur during such incident time.

Witness: It is not true.

Defence: Have you collected any photo of accused during the incident time?

Witness: No.

Defence: Have you ascertained where such “M.A. Kadir Molla” was lived during incident time?

Witness: In 1971, “M.A. Kadir Molla” had done business of charter accountant at the name of M A Kadir and Company at Chittagong.

Defence: Have you ascertained that any Abdul Kader Molla lived at Borguna district during your investigation?

Witness: No.

Prosecutor objects but tribunal takes this question.

Defence: In 1966 what he had done?

Witness: In 1966, Abdul Kader Molla was a student of Faridpur Razendra College, B.S.C 1st year and and after that he had joined the Islamic Student Union.

Defence: Have you gotten any document about his joining to Islamic Student Union?

Witness: I don’t have have any papers regarding this but i have known that accused Abdul Kader Molla was a member of Islamic Student Union and after that he had joined the Jamaet Islami group as a secretary general.

Defence: Have you sought the appearance of the acting officer of Faridpur Police Super or Sodorpur as a witness.

Witness: No.

Defence: I have suggested that you signed the statements of witnesses which are composed by computer without reading them.

Witness: It is not true.

Defence: The witness Amir Hossain Molla did not mention to you that, the tremendous incident of Alubodi village on 24/4/2011.On 23th /24th March he had taken shelter to his relative’s house with his family and parents.

Witness: It is true.

Prosecutor objects this question. Tribunal angry with him. Prosecutor says tribunal is making the defence happy. Judge Shahinur Islam asked another prosecutor Rana Das Gupta, whether Md Ali is authorized to give this statement..

Defence: The witness Amir Hossain Molla did not mention to you that, a rifle was in hand of Abdul Kader Molla also Akhter terrorist hand. They shood with Pakistan Armies and killed 400 people.

Witness: It is true, but witness said to me like this way that Osim, Akhter terrorist, Neoaz, Lotif with doma killed 140/150 people of Alubodi village by the leadership of Abdul Kader Molla on the direction of west.

Defense make objection regarding this answer and after that the answer has taken by tribunal.

Defence: He did not mention to you that, 1st of the June he had gone to the Asam, lailapur and after that, he entered Bangladesh in August. Then 700/800 Al Badr member with Pakistany Army by the lead of Abdul Kader Molla altogether had flown the Pakistany flag.

Witness: It is not true, but witness did not mention this way.

Defence: He did not mention to you that, such witness in 1970’s election campaigned on behalf of Advocate Zohiruddin from the political group of Awami league and Abdul Kader Molla on behalf of Golam Azom from the group of Jamaet Islami.

Witness: It is not true.

Defence: Have you collected any information about criminal allegation against him?

Witness: No.
In the mean time tribunal calls a reporter who made a report about tribunal. Where he states that tribunal allows fraud. He is a reporter of the daily Songram Newspaper. He report on regarding witness, he mention to her as a maid. Judge Shahinur Islam very angry with him and scolded him. What do you mean the fraud, and you underestimate such witness. You leave your profession. Tribunal can take action against you for contempt of court.

Defence: witness Soiod Abdul Kaium (p.w.-10) did not mention in his statement that, then I heard Khondokar Abu Taleb had been killed by non-Bangali, Akhter terrorist and Abdul Kader Molla at Jolladkhana, Mirpur-10.

Witness: It is true, but he said that I had known from Faruk Ahmed Khan on June in 1971 Khondokar Abu Taleb had been killed by them.

Defence: He did not mention that, he heard Pollob was a student of Bangla College and he was killed by Abdul Kader Molla.

Witness: It is true.

Defence: He did not mention that, he heard from such molla who saved him and Akhter terrorist injured to him.

Witness: It is true.

Defence: I have suggested that, you made a false, valueless allegation report against the accused by self motivation.

Witness: It is not true.

Defence: I have suggested that, you give report against the accused Abdul Kader Molla the replacement of the original offender Abdul Kader Molla.

Witness: It is not true.

Defence: I have suggested that, you give false statement against him for gaining political motive.

Witness: It is not true.
The cross examination ended

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