Tureen Afroz removed from ICT prosecution team

The government has removed Barrister Tureen Afroz from the post of prosecutor of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) over alleged meeting secretly with an accused of crimes during the Liberation War.

Solicitor Wing under the Law and Justice Division of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs issued a notice in this regard on Monday.

The order will come into effect on Monday (November 11), the notice said.

Earlier on May 9 last year, Tureen Afroz was relieved of all activities of the tribunal for professional misconduct and breaching discipline and code of conduct.

Tureen Afroz was appointed to the International Crimes Tribunal as a prosecutor in February 2013. 

According to media reports, Tureen allegedly met Muhammad Wahidul Haque, a war crimes suspect and former head of the National Security Intelligence and the Department of Immigration and Passports.

 

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