Samakal Correspondent
The convicted war criminal Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed has told his son
that the decision about seeking presidential clemency will be taken
after meeting with the lawyers soon.
Earlier the family members of war crimes convict Ali Ahsan Mohammad
Mojaheed has met the convicted war criminal Jamaat leader at Dhaka
Central Jail.
Mojaheed's younger son Ali Ahmed Mabroor reached the jail gate at 11:45
am Thursday. At about 12:30 am he applied to the authority seeking his
father's visit.
Twelve members of the family met Mojaheed in jail and talked for about 30-minute.
Later, at 1:00 pm 12 family members entered into jail including
convict's wife Tamanna-i-Jahan, son Ali Ahmed Tajbir, Ali Ahmed Taskik
and brother Khalid.
The ICT-2 on July 17, 2013, sentenced Mojaheed to death for committing
crimes against humanity during the War of Liberation. The Jamaat leader
filed an appeal with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on
August 12, 2013.
On June 16, 2015, the Appellate Division delivered its judgement,
upholding the death for the commander of notorious Al Badr.The Apex
Court on September 30 released the full verdict in his appeal case and
on October 1 the ICT issued death warrant against Mojaheed.
The meeting came a day after the Appellate Division of the Supreme
Court rejected his plea, seeking review of its order that upheld his
death sentence.
