ICT earlier awarded him death in 4 war crimes charges
Star Online Report
Jamaat-e-Islami
chief Motiur Rahman Nizami today challenged the death penalty awarded
him by a war crimes tribunal for his crimes against humanity during the
1971 Liberation War. In his petition filed with the Supreme
Court, Nizami claimed himself innocent and sought acquittal on all the
eight charges for which he has been found guilty.
International Crimes Tribunal-1 on October 29 handed him death penalty of four charges of war crimes, which include the killings of intellectuals.
The 71-year-old was also awarded life sentence in four other charges as the ICT-1 found him guilty in total eight out of 16 charges levelled against him.
The prosecution has failed to probe that he was an Al-Badr commander during the nine-month long war of the country, Nizami claimed in his 621-page petition. He also annexed documents of 6000 pages along with the appeal.
Talking to The Daily Star, Advocate Md Shishir Manir, a counsel for Nizami, said the Supreme Court will now fix a date for hearing the appeal.
Jamaat
chief Motiur Rahman Nizami sits inside a van as he is taken to a prison
after being sentenced to death on October 29. The war crimes tribunal
found him guilty of mass murder, rape and looting during 1971 Liberation
War. Photo: AFP
International Crimes Tribunal-1 on October 29 handed him death penalty of four charges of war crimes, which include the killings of intellectuals.
The 71-year-old was also awarded life sentence in four other charges as the ICT-1 found him guilty in total eight out of 16 charges levelled against him.
The prosecution has failed to probe that he was an Al-Badr commander during the nine-month long war of the country, Nizami claimed in his 621-page petition. He also annexed documents of 6000 pages along with the appeal.
Talking to The Daily Star, Advocate Md Shishir Manir, a counsel for Nizami, said the Supreme Court will now fix a date for hearing the appeal.
Published: 1:54 pm Sunday, November 23, 2014
Last modified: 8:12 pm Sunday, November 23, 2014
