Former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun on Thursday pleaded guilty before the International Crimes Tribunal for his role in the July–August 2024 atrocities, offering to testify as an approver against Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan.

Mamun admitted involvement in the violent crackdown and expressed willingness to provide evidence implicating both the political leaders and himself in connection with the charges.

The three-member tribunal, led by Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder, formally indicted all three accused and announced that the trial would proceed with the recording of witness statements.

The tribunal scheduled the prosecution’s opening statement for August 3, followed by the beginning of witness testimony on August 4.