Dhaka, April 20 -- Former minister and JSD (Inu) president Hasanul Haq Inu on Sunday threatened police guards while being produced before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday morning in connection with a case over crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the July uprising.

Inu and another senior Awami League leader, Shahjahan Khan, were escorted from a prison van to the tribunal's lock-up when the incident occurred. Both were brought in handcuffs and leg irons, known as 'dandaberi', which sparked an altercation with the police, reports UNB.

Witnesses said the two former ministers protested their treatment, arguing that wearing such restraints was humiliating. During the heated exchange, Inu reportedly shouted at t...