Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- Prosecutors at the International Crimes Tribunal have applied for the framing of charges against Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the son of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and former ICT state minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak, accusing them of involvement in crimes against humanity by shutting down internet services during the July 2024 mass uprising.

The application was filed on Sunday before a three-member bench of International Crimes Tribunal-1, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder.

The prosecution alleges that internet services were deliberately slowed and later shut down during the July-August 2024 uprising in an attempt to suppress communication among protesters and prevent information about violence from reaching the pub...