Bangladesh moves Supreme Court for death penalty to ‘Butcher of 1971’
4 March 2013 7:28 AM IST
Bangladesh government on Sunday moved the Supreme Court seeking death penalty for Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah, who escaped with life imprisonment from a court here for committing ‘crimes against humanity’ during the country’s independence war in 1971.
The Attorney General’s office submitted the 484-page appeal to the section concerned of the apex court in this morning.
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said his office will now file an application in the Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division for fixing a date for hearing the appeal at a regular bench.
In its petition, the government asked the Supreme Court to award Mollah, Jamaat Assistant Secretary General, capital punishment considering the gravity of his crimes committed.
The Attorney General’s office submitted the 484-page appeal to the section concerned of the apex court in this morning.
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said his office will now file an application in the Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division for fixing a date for hearing the appeal at a regular bench.
In its petition, the government asked the Supreme Court to award Mollah, Jamaat Assistant Secretary General, capital punishment considering the gravity of his crimes committed.
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