Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Lawyers representing the Army officers who were sent to jail in three cases of crimes against humanity, including enforced disappearances and killings, allegedly committed during the Awami League's rule have claimed that their clients are innocent.

On Wednesday, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), led by Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder, ordered the 15 officers to be sent to jail after they were produced before the tribunal.

After the hearing, defence counsel M Sarwar Hossain told reporters that the officers had surrendered out of respect for the law.

"They want to face trial. They did not commit these crimes. There is an approver -- a prosecution witness who has said that everything happened on the orders of [form...