Seventeen people, including former ministers and state ministers of the Sheikh Hasina government, have been produced before the International Crimes Tribunal in a case of crimes against humanity for the killings and genocide that occurred during the July-August movement of 24.They were brought to the tribunal under tight security from various prisons including Keraniganj and Kashimpur at around 9:45 am on Monday (December 8). Then, police members took them one by one from the prison van and took them to the jail.Today, a judicial panel led by Tribunal-1 Chairman Justice Md. Golam Mortuza Majumder is scheduled to hold a hearing on the progress of the case.The accused brought to the tribunal are – former Law Minister Anisul Haque, former Education Minister Dr. Dipu Moni, former ICT State Minister Junaid Ahmed Palak, former Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi, former Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu, former Food Minister Kamrul Islam, former Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzak, former Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan, Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon, JSD President and former Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu, former Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik, former Home Secretary Jahangir Alam, former MP Solaiman Selim, former MP Faruk Khan, former Prime Minister's Advisor Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, Sheikh Hasina's former Private Industry and Investment Advisor Salman F Rahman and former State Minister Kamal Ahmed Majumder.The prosecution has filed separate formal charges against Salman, Anisul, Inu and Palak. Testimony is also being taken in Inu's case. Apart from this, Tribunal-1 has taken into consideration the formal charges against Sheikh Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and Palak for genocide by shutting down internet services during the July coup. At the same time, an arrest warrant was issued against Joy. Anisul and Salman were formally charged with killing students and the public by curfew. The court has also taken into consideration the charges against them and fixed a date for the hearing.Earlier, on October 15, Tribunal-1 had ordered the completion of the investigation against 45 people, including former Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, in a separate case and to submit the report by today. This order was given when the prosecution asked for two months' time on that day. On July 20, the prosecution also applied for another three months' time for the investigation. However, the tribunal gave a new time as the report was not submitted.Security has been tightened in front of the tribunal since this morning. Members of the law enforcement agencies were alert. Almost everyone is being searched before entering the tribunal.On April 20 this year, 19 people, including ministers and state ministers, were produced before the tribunal. On that day, the prosecution asked for three more months to investigate the incident. Later, the tribunal set July 20 as the date. On February 18, the accused, including 12 ministers and state ministers and two advisors to the former prime minister, were brought before it. The prosecution said that separate charges will be filed against all the once heavyweight ministers, state ministers and MPs.