Dhaka, Sept. 3 -- Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun told the International Crimes Tribunal that the decision to deploy lethal weapons, fire from helicopters, and conduct block raids during the July Uprising was made under the direction of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Mamun, testifying Tuesday as a state witness in a crimes against humanity case against Sheikh Hasina and two others, said the order to use deadly force came directly from her. He added that the directives were executed under the leadership of former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, while former DMP Commissioner Habibur Rahman Habib and DB chief Harun-or-Rashid were particularly eager to employ lethal weapons.
According to his de...