Kamaruzzaman appeal hearing adjourned

Hearing on an appeal filed by war crimes convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mohammad Kamaruzzaman has been adjourned till Sep 2.

Staff Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 23 July 2014, 10:47 AM
Updated : 23 July 2014, 10:47 AM

He was awarded a death sentence by the International Crimes Tribunal a year ago.

Kamaruzzaman appealed against the verdict on June 6 last year and the hearing began on June 5 this year.

A four-member Appellate Division bench headed by Justice SK Sinha gave the order on Wednesday.

Justice Sinha is being assisted by Justices Md Abdul Wahhab Miah, AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury and Hasan Foez Siddique.

The International Crimes Tribunal on May 9 last year sentenced Kamaruzzaman to death for his 'crimes against humanity' during the 1971 War of Independence.

He was the head of Al-Badr in Mymensingh during the war.

The Jamaat leader appealed against the verdict on June 6 last year.

But the prosecution did not file any appeal as the accused was awarded maximum penalty.

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Kamaruzzaman committed the crimes at the age of 19 when he was a local leader of Jamaat’s erstwhile student wing, the Islami Chhatra Sangha, in and around Sherpur.

A former head of Jamaat’s diplomatic relations and liaison team, Kamaruzzaman was sentenced to death on charges of genocide at Sohagpur and for murder of Golam Mostafa.

He was given life in prison for killing Badiuzzaman and the murder of five and a ten years term for torturing Lecturer Syed Abdul Hannan.

Charges of genocide at Sohagpur, torture of lecturer Abdul Hannan, murder of Golam Mostafa, and the murder of five have been proved leading to his death sentence.

Hearings on appeals for Jamaat leaders and war crimes convicts Abdul Quader Molla and Delwar Hossain Sayadee have also been held.

The Appellate Division gave death sentence for Quader Molla who was hanged on Dec 12 last year.

After the appeal hearing in Sayedee case began on Sept 24 last year, it ended on Apr 16 this year and a verdict is awaited.