Judges must also be held accountable, says International Crimes Tribunal

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has said that those who deliver verdicts must also be held accountable for their mistakes and shortcomings. Tribunal-1 Chairman Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder made the remarks on Sunday during the hearing of arguments in a case filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun. Earlier in the day, the tribunal’s Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam, began the argument. During his statement, Tajul brought up the situation of former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque. In response, the tribunal chairman said: “Those who judge need to have an accountability mechanism -- the Judicial Accountability Council.” Later, during the lunch break, Tajul told reporters that...