ICT-2 releases full verdict in Abu Sayed killing case

According to tribunal sources, the complete judgment, consisting of 809 pages, was published on Sunday.

Earlier on 9 April, the ICT-2 led by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury sentenced two police personnel to death in connection with the killing.

Three other accused were handed life imprisonment, while the remaining defendants received various prison terms.

The tribunal had fixed 5 March for delivering the verdict after hearing final arguments from both the prosecution and defence.

Abu Sayed, a student of the 12th batch of the English Department at Begum Rokeya University, was shot dead by police on 16 July 2024, at Park Mor in front of the university during the July uprising.

The incident later led to the filing of a crimes-against-humanity case before the tribunal. A total of 30 individuals, including former university vice-chancellor Md Hasibur Rashid, were named as accused in the case.

Of them, 24, including the former vice-chancellor, remain absconding.

So far, six accused have been arrested. They include former university proctor Shariful Islam, former assistant registrar Rafiul Hasan, former contractual employee Anwar Parvez, former assistant sub-inspector Amir Hossain, former constable Sujan Chandra Roy, and Chhatra League leader Imran Chowdhury, also known as Akash.

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The prosecution was represented by Prosecutors Mizanul Islam and Gazi MH Tamim, while the defence team included lawyers Aminul Gani Tito, Azizur Rahman Dulu, and others.

State-appointed lawyer Sujad Mia represented the absconding accused.

Following the verdict, Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Aminul Islam expressed confidence in the case, saying investigators had gathered clear and irrefutable evidence.

He said the prosecution believed the charges against the accused had been proven beyond reasonable doubt.

Defence lawyers, however, maintained that the prosecution failed to establish the allegations and argued that the accused should have been acquitted.

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