A complaint was filed on Wednesday (October 2) against the Awami League (AL) and its 14-party alliance components, accusing them of direct involvement in genocide during the recent student movement.
The complaint, filed by Nationalist Democratic Movement (NDM) chairman Bobby Hajjaj, was submitted to the office of the chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT).
Bobby filed the complaint against Awami League, Workers Party of Bangladesh, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, Bangladesh Samyabadi Dal, Tariqat Foundation, Ganatantri Party, National Awami Party and other 14-party alliance components.
In the complaint, Bobby stated that the Awami League-led 14 Party Alliance on July 19 imposed a curfew amid the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. The members of the alliance decided to open fire on sight during the curfew.
"After this, they opened fire and committed a massacre. By making this decision, Awami League, Workers Party, JaSaD, and the 14 Party Alliance committed crimes against humanity,” it said.
The petition calls for the ICT to investigate the charges of 'ordering a massacre' against the Awami League, JaSaD (Inu), Bangladesh Workers Party (Menon), Tarikat Federation, Jatiya Party-JP, Socialist Party and other 14-Party members and to try them 'as parties.'
"We hope we will get justice from the International Crimes Tribunal," Bobby said.
"I want the tribunal to frame genocide charges against these parties and bring them to justice for their heinous crimes," Bobby said during a press briefing at the ICT prosecution office.
