Former major general of Bangladesh army, Ziaul Ahsan, who was also the Director General of the National Telecoms Monitoring Centre (NTMC) said he had no links with the secret interrogation cell, commonly known as Aynaghar.
"I was not related to Aynaghar," Ziaul told the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) where he was produced on Wednesday.
The prosecution read out charges to Ziaul, who had previously also served as an additional director of the Rapid Action Battalion.
The tribunal ordered the prosecution to complete investigation against Ziaul within a month.
Although there were no provisions for the accused to address the court, the former army man was allowed to speak in his defence when he added that his appointment involved a technical job at the NTMC, which is the national telecoms monitoring agency.
His lawyer, Naznin Nahar, who is also Ziaul's sister, said in his defence, "The NTMC never followed anyone."
