Bloodstained clothes, torture chair seized for case to go to July Memorial Museum

Various important evidence, including bloodstained clothes and torture chairs seized in a case of crimes against humanity, will be displayed at the 'July Uprising Memorial Museum' for a month. These evidence include bloody clothes used by those killed and injured during the July Uprising, chairs used for torture and other horrific materials, which bear witness to the brutality of that time.

On Wednesday, the International Crimes Tribunal-1 allowed these evidence to be displayed at the Memorial Museum. The three-member tribunal headed by Justice Md. Golam Mortuza Majumder gave this order. The other two members of the tribunal are Justice Md. Shafiul Alam Mahmud and Justice Md. Mohitul Haque Enam Chowdhury.

Prosecutor Gazi Monwar Hussain Tamim spoke to reporters at the tribunal premises after the court order. He said that the current interim government has declared Ganabhaban as the 'July Uprising Memorial Museum' and its preparatory activities have been completed. The museum will be officially inaugurated on January 20. In view of the application of the museum authorities, the prosecution applied to the tribunal and the permission was granted today.

Gazi Monwar Hussain Tamim also said that the tribunal has allowed the display of these evidence for one month from a specific date. After the end of the specified time, the evidence will be taken back to the custody of the tribunal.

He said that only the evidence seized in the cases that have already been settled by the tribunal or are currently under trial will be displayed in the museum. These include bullets, weapons, blood-stained clothes and chairs used for torture, which will present a realistic picture of the crimes against humanity committed during the July Uprising.

It is worth noting that the interim government has converted Ganabhaban, located in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital, into a museum commemorating the July Uprising. Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lived in this building before she was ousted. After she fled the country on August 5, 2024, jubilant crowds entered Ganabhaban. The decision to convert this government building into a museum was taken to preserve the memory of that historical event and present it to future generations.