The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances submitted its final report to Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus on January 4. It describes enforced disappearances under the previous regime as systematic crimes involving military, DGFI, RAB, and top leadership at every level.
Field operatives directly abducted, blindfolded, and secretly detained victims without legal records, knowing families and courts were kept unaware—bearing primary responsibility.
Mid-level commanders actively sustained the system: they knew of detention cells, ordered preparations, inspected them regularly, and even visited detainees on Eid.
Methods across units were nearly identical—blindfolding, interrogation, detention conditions, post-release cases—with coordinated detainee transfers evident.
Senior officers’ claims of ignorance were rejected: cells were near offices, often visible or audible (torture sounds carried), and admissions (e.g., former DGFI Lt. Gen. Akbar discussing Hummam Quader with Sheikh Hasina, regular CTIB/RAB detainee briefings, JIC/TFI visits) proved high-level awareness.
Justifications of national security or counter-terrorism were dismissed—enforced disappearances are never allowed under international law, even in emergencies.
Accountability was evaded through military law (which ignores disappearance and command responsibility), unimplemented inquiry recommendations (e.g., Brigadier Azmi case), and missing evidence from RAB and Ilyas Ali probes—indicating institutional cover-up.
The report exposes a structured, politically driven disappearance network from field level to the highest command, rejecting excuses and calling for real accountability.
Source : Amar Desh
