Two of the accused -- former inspector general of police AKM Shahidul Hoque and former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia -- are already in custody. The case dates back to an operation on July 26, 2016 at a fourth-floor flat of the six-storey Jahaj Building in Kalyanpur, following the Holey Artisan Bakery attack earlier that month. He further alleged that the crimes were committed with the instruction, consent and knowledge of the accused, including Hasina, Kamal, Shahidul Hoque and Asaduzzaman Mia. At a press briefing on July 26, 2016, Asaduzzaman Mia had presented the deceased as militants. The charges also note that Hasina and Kamal allegedly awarded officers involved in the operation with the Bangladesh Police Medal and President’s Police Medal.