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July Mass Uprising
Verdict due today in crimes against humanity case against Inu
Daily Sun Report, Dhaka
Published: 30 Jun 2026, 08:41 AM
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JASAD) president Hasanul Haq Inu. Photo : Collected
The three-member Tribunal-2, headed by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, is expected to announce the judgment.
The case was kept pending for verdict after both the prosecution and defence concluded their final arguments on 14 May. The tribunal later fixed on Tuesday as the date for delivering the judgment.
On 25 September last year, the tribunal accepted formal charges against Inu. According to the prosecution, the charges include alleged involvement in the killing of six people in his home constituency of Kushtia, incitement to attacks on protesters, issuing orders to use gunfire against demonstrators alongside former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and allegedly instructing the Kushtia Superintendent of Police by phone to open fire on protesters.
The formal charge states that, as chief of the JASAD, a partner in the 14-party alliance, Inu appeared in an interview with the Mumbai-based media outlet Mirror Now on 18 July last year, where he allegedly labelled the student protesters as members of the BNP, Jamaat, terrorists, and communal forces, and encouraged the use of force to suppress the movement.
The prosecution further alleges that, during a 14-party alliance meeting chaired by Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban on 19 July, the government decided to impose a curfew and implement a "shoot-at-sight" policy. It claims Inu, by virtue of his senior position within the alliance and as a government ally, directly participated in, encouraged, and assisted in the adoption and implementation of those decisions.
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According to the charges, on 20 July Inu allegedly instructed the Kushtia Superintendent of Police to identify protesters from photographs, prepare lists of them, and take action, thereby approving earlier acts of repression. The prosecution claims that, acting on these instructions, police and armed cadres affiliated with the 14-party alliance opened fire on protesters in different parts of Kushtia city through 5 August, killing seven people.
The prosecution also alleges that Inu remained in close communication with Sheikh Hasina throughout the crackdown and was involved in conspiracy, planning, incitement, and support for the use of lethal weapons, the deployment of helicopters and armed forces against protesters, as well as their arrest and torture. It further claims that these methods of suppressing the movement were approved by Sheikh Hasina on 20 July.
In the trial, the prosecution presented 10 witnesses, including the investigating officer, while the defence called two witnesses. The investigation began on 25 May last year, the investigation report was submitted on 11 September, and the tribunal formally framed charges on 2 November before ordering the trial to proceed.
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