BSS, Chittagong :
Activists of different political parties and cultural organizations yesterday brought out processions to jubilate as the Supreme Court (SC) Appellate bench upheld the death sentence to Jamaat Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid for his crimes against humanity during 1971 Liberation War.
Soon after upholding the death penalty by the Appellate bench of the Supreme Court for the 69-year old commander of Al-Badr, the militia raised by Pakistan to crush the Bengali struggle for independence, hundreds of people brought out processions from different parts of the city and started to gather in the Chittagong Press Club (CPC) premises.
Welcoming the verdict, Gonojagoron Mancha in Chittagong also brought out a procession from the CPC premises which concluded at the same venue Chittagong Central Shaheed Minar after parading different city streets.
Paying tribute to the martyrs of the Liberation War, the Gonojagoron activists place wreaths at the Shaheed Minar and held a rally there.
Addressing the rally, they said through the verdict it is proved that the rule of law had been established in the country. They also demanded quick execution of the verdict .
Coordinator of Gonojagoron Mancha in Chittagong Sharif Chowhan said the verdict fulfilled the mass expectation.
