BDR massacre: Allegations against Hasina, Moeen filed at tribunal

Sheikh Hasina and former army chief Moeen Uddin Ahmed have been accused of “crimes against humanity” at the International Crimes Tribunal, or ICT, for the killings during the Bangladesh Rifles mutiny at Pilkhana a decade and a half ago.

The families of the army officers killed in the incident filed the charges on Thursday afternoon, ICT Prosecutor BM Sultan Mahmud said.

The names of the others accused were not immediately known.

A total of 74 people, including 57 army officers, were killed in a bloody mutiny at the BGB Headquarters in Pilkhana on Feb 25 and 26, 2009, causing a stir in the global arena.

Two cases were filed over the incident – one for murder and the other under the Explosive Substances Act.

The release of 468 BDR members is stuck because of the explosive substances case after their acquittal or the completion of their sentences in the murder case.