DHAKA: Supreme Court Appellate Division fixed Monday for pronouncing verdict on the review petition filed challenging the death penalty for war crimes convict Muhammad Kamaruzzaman.

The appellate division bench led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha fixed the date Sunday after hearing.

The other members include Justice Abdul Wahab Mia, Justice Hasan Foez Siddique and Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury.

Khandaker Mahbub Hossain moved for Kamaruzzaman and Mujahid as chief lawyer during the hearing.

Earlier the court fixed April 5 for the hearing in response of Khandaker Mahbub’s plea for more time.

Earlier on February 21, five lawyers of Kamaruzzaman met their client at Dhaka Central Jail. During an hour-long meeting, Kamaruzzaman directed his lawyers to file a review petition.

Later on March 5, Muhammad Kamaruzzaman filed a review petition with the Supreme Court against its verdict that upheld his death penalty for his crimes against humanity in 1971.

On February 18, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court published the full verdict of the death penalty of Jamaat-e-Islami assistant secretary general for his involvement in crimes against humanity in 1971.

Later, the International Crimes Tribunal-2 issued the death warrant, the day after the SC released the full text of its verdict.

Earlier on November 3 in 2014, the Appellate Division upheld the death penalty for Kamaruzzaman awarded by International Crimes Tribunal-2.

On May 9, 2013, the ICT-2, led-by Justice Obaidul Hassan, awarded capital punishment to the Jamaat assistant secretary general for his crimes against humanity during country’s Liberation War in 1971.

BDST: 1256 HRS, APR 05, 2015

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