July murder: Amu, Shajahan Khan, Dipu Moni among 7 charged

The prosecution has filed formal charges against seven senior leaders of the banned Awami League, including former minister Amir Hossain Amu, over alleged crimes against humanity committed during the July mass uprising.

The prosecution team submitted the formal charges to the registrar of the International Crimes Tribunal on Monday.

The accused have been charged under the principle of superior responsibility, with the prosecution alleging that they played roles in political decisions to suppress protesters, planning killings through the imposition of a curfew and authorising the use of lethal weapons during the uprising.

The other six accused are former shipping minister Shajahan Khan, former agriculture minister Dr Abdur Razzaque, former civil aviation and tourism minister Lt Col (retd) Muhammad Faruk Khan, former education minister Dr Dipu Moni, banned Awami League Organising Secretary Mirza Azam and former adviser to Sheikh Hasina on power, energy and mineral resources Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury.