Dhaka, June 30 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has ruled that Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JaSaD) President and former information minister Hasanul Haq Inu was not a "passive observer" during the July Uprising but "participated in and incited the unlawful crackdown" on protesters.

Tribunal-2, led by Justice Nozrul Islam Chowdhury, delivered the verdict on Tuesday in the crimes against humanity case over allegations of torture, conspiracy and incitement to suppress the July Uprising.

Inu, the sole suspect, was convicted on three of eight charges.

He was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for political persecution and torture under Charge 3, 10 years and a Tk 100,000 fine for conspiracy and incitement under Charge 6, and another ...