ICT to show Wing Commander Saifur arrested in Ilias Ali abduction case

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday is likely to order that Wing Commander Saifur Rahman be shown arrested in the case over the alleged enforced disappearance of now-missing BNP leader Ilias Ali, said ICT Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam on Thursday.

The prosecution team formally placed a petition before the ICT on Thursday, seeking to show Saifur Rahman as an arrestee in the case, Md Aminul Islam told reporters.

Saifur has been held under military custody following his arrest on 26 July.

Former authoritarian prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former army officer Ziaul Ahsan are also expected to be shown as leading perpetrators in the case.

Ilias Ali was allegedly abducted on 17 April 2012 from Dhaka's Banani area. He has not been heard from ever since. BNP leaders allege the then Awami League government oversaw the enforced disappearance.