ICT investigation officers can now arrest accused, suspects

The International Crimes Tribunal has amended some rules of procedure under the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act, empowering investigation officers of the ICT to arrest any accused or suspects.

In addition, if the tribunal issues an arrest warrant against an accused, law enforcement agencies, as well as the investigating officer and the concerned prosecutor, can arrest the accused under the warrant.

The International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday published a gazette in this regard.

The notification was issued by the Tribunal's Registrar, ASM Ruhul Imran, on the orders of the Tribunal's Chairman, Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, and Members M Mohitul Haque Enam Chowdhury and Md Shafiul Alam Mahmud.