Ganajagaran Mancha welcomes SC review verdict upholding death for Nizami

Ganajagaran Mancha has hailed the Supreme Court verdict upholding the death penalty for war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Motiur Rahman Nizami.

Mancha Spokesperson Imran H Sarker said the scrapping of Nizami’s review plea against his death sentence brought to an end the ‘hopeless’ situation created by the ‘unnecessary delays’ in bringing to justice Bangladesh’s war criminals.

The Supreme Court’s verdict on Thursday would also pave the way for banning Jamaat-e-Islami, the party which actively opposed the Bangladesh’s liberation in 1971, Sarker said.

Mancha, a platform formed to press for maximum penalty for war criminals, took out a victory procession on Thursday after the Supreme Court’s verdict.

“The dismissal of Nizami’s review has put an end to all legal battles. I believe it is a huge victory for Bangladesh’s people who waited for a long time to see him punished,” he told reporters in front of the National Museum.  

The Jamaat supremo had headed vigilante militia Al-Badr to direct rapes, mass murders, and massacre of Bengalee intellectuals during the war to secede from Pakistan.

“I believe the decision to scrap his review petition will bring relief to the people. The hopelessness and speculations triggered by delays in judgment have been set to rest now.”

 He hoped the government would be swift in executing the court’s judgment.

“I hope the government will not delay now in bringing all war criminals to justice,” he said.