DHAKA: Jamaat Nayeb-e-Ameer Delwar Hossain Sayedee may not be produced before the international crimes tribunal Wednesday on grounds of his sickness after Tuesday’s court appearance in connection with war-crime charges.

A competent source on anonymity told banglanews that Sayedee became little sick in the jail after he was brought back from the court on Tuesday noon. “And on health grounds he may not be produced before in the court tomorrow.”

Earlier, the International Crimes Tribunal ordered the authorities to produce the Jamaat leader again Wednesday as pre-warrant hearing about charges of crimes against him during the 1971 liberation war ended inconclusively Tuesday.

The tribunal fixed Wednesday for further hearing on his petition challenging the prosecution bid to issue arrest warrant against the detained Jamaat leader on charges of wartime ‘crime against humanity’.

Asked about the latest development, a member of the tribunal told banglanews, “Hearing will take place no matter whether Sayedee remains present or not.”

Sayedee was produced before the ICT Tuesday for the first time since his arrest although the party’s four other detained top leaders had appeared in the tribunal earlier.     

Earlier, the authorities had been directed twice to produce Sayedee before the tribunal on August 10 and 24. But the dates were deferred for Sayedee’s sickness and renovation work on the court building.

BDST 2302 HRS, SEP 21, 2010