An application has been submitted to the International Crimes Tribunal seeking an investigation into the alleged role of former President Mohammed Shahabuddin (Chuppu) in human rights violations and international crimes committed during the July 2024 mass uprising.

The application was submitted on Sunday (26 July) to the tribunal's Chief Prosecutor by Ahmed Shamim, central member secretary of the State Dialogue Movement (SDRP), central organiser Mohsin, and Al Noor Mohammad Ayas, who was injured during the July movement.

Speaking afterwards, applicant Al Noor Mohammad Ayas alleged that attacks on students, enforced disappearances and inhumane torture during the protests were carried out with the direct or indirect instigation and support of then-President Mohammed Shahabuddin. 

He claimed that despite receiving a memorandum urging action, the president failed to take any steps to stop the alleged abuses against protesters.

In the complaint, Ayas said he was abducted during the movement in the Nawab Road area of Mymensingh, held in a dark room, blindfolded, and subjected to severe physical and psychological torture. 

Although he later recovered after receiving medical treatment, he alleged that the then government's crackdown raised serious questions about the president's role.

The application calls for a thorough investigation into former President Shahabuddin's alleged involvement in incitement, enforced disappearances and torture, and demands that appropriate legal action be taken if evidence is found.

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