The Appellate Division will hear a review petition by war criminal Mohammad Kamaruzzaman seeking to overturn his death verdict.
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Chamber Judge Hasan Foez Siddique on Sunday fixed the date after hearing the state’s petition.
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha-led four member bench will hear the petition.
“It
will be included in tomorrow’s (Monday) cause list. Hopefully the
hearing will start too,” Attorney General Mahbubey Alam told
bdnews24.com.
Jamaat-e-Islami’s Assistant Secretary General
Kamaruzzaman was sentenced to death by a special tribunal in May 2013
for his Liberation War-time atrocities which, the top court described as
‘worse than the Nazis’.
The Appellate Division upheld the death sentence.
His death warrant was issued on Feb 19.
The defence counsel filed the review on Mar 5. Attorney General Alam said the review had halted the verdict execution process.
He hoped the review hearing would be wrapped up quickly.
The
apex court said in war criminal Abdul Quader Molla’s review verdict
that it was a “review” and not an “appeal” -- hence, there was no need
for an elaborate hearing. It directed the petitioners to ‘point out’ if
there had been any ‘mistakes’ on the part of the court.
“If it
feels necessary, the court will fix it (mistake). This (review) has to
be resolved as soon as possible,” Alam said adding the bench which gave
the verdict would hold the hearing.
Kamaruzzaman can seek mercy from the president if his review is scrapped.
The
attorney general pointed out that jail code would not be applicable
while executing war crimes verdicts as noted by the top court in Molla’s
review.
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