Supreme Court to hear war criminal Nizami’s review appeal Tuesday

A four-strong bench of the Appellate Division will hear on Tuesday a petition filed by war crimes convict Motiur Rahman Nizami for a review of his death sentence.

Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 2 May 2016, 06:10 PM
Updated : 2 May 2016, 06:10 PM

The Supreme Court on its website on Monday listed the petition at four to be heard by the bench headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha. 

Jamaat-e-Islami chief Nizami was convicted in October 2014 by the International War Crimes Tribunal for the atrocities he committed during the 1971 Liberation War.

He has been found guilty of being involved in mass murders and rapes of Bengalis and murders of the intellectuals during the war.

Nizami was then the head of the Jamaat's students' wing Islami Chhatra Sangha and commanded the Al-Badr militia that was notorious for its ruthlessness.

Following the conviction and sentencing, Nizami appealed for the verdict’s review on Mar 29.

If Nizami's review is rejected on Tuesday, he can appeal to the president for mercy as the last resort.

If that plea is rejected, he will be hanged.