Staff Reporter :
The Supreme Court on Tuesday has set January 14 to deliver the verdict on an appeal filed by convicted war criminal Syed Mohammad Qaisar challenging the death penalty handed down to him by a war crimes tribunal in 2014.
A four-member Bench of the Appellate Division of the SC headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain fixed the date after concluding hearing on the appeal yesterday.
During the hearing, Qaisar’s lawyers
Khandaker Mahbub Hossain and AKM Shahjahan prayed to the apex court to acquit their client.
The lawyers argued in the court that the 78-year-old Qaisar, a former state minister of HM Ershad regime, was innocent and was not involved in any crimes against humanity.
Meanwhile, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam requested the SC to uphold the judgement of the war crimes tribunal and said the allegations against Qaisar have been proved.
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on December 23, 2014 awarded death penalty to SM Qaisar for committing crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on February 2, 2014 indicted Syed Mohammad Qaisar, on 16 charges of crimes against humanity and genocide committed in Habiganj and Brahmanbaria during Liberation War in 1971.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday has set January 14 to deliver the verdict on an appeal filed by convicted war criminal Syed Mohammad Qaisar challenging the death penalty handed down to him by a war crimes tribunal in 2014.
A four-member Bench of the Appellate Division of the SC headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain fixed the date after concluding hearing on the appeal yesterday.
During the hearing, Qaisar’s lawyers
Khandaker Mahbub Hossain and AKM Shahjahan prayed to the apex court to acquit their client.
The lawyers argued in the court that the 78-year-old Qaisar, a former state minister of HM Ershad regime, was innocent and was not involved in any crimes against humanity.
Meanwhile, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam requested the SC to uphold the judgement of the war crimes tribunal and said the allegations against Qaisar have been proved.
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on December 23, 2014 awarded death penalty to SM Qaisar for committing crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on February 2, 2014 indicted Syed Mohammad Qaisar, on 16 charges of crimes against humanity and genocide committed in Habiganj and Brahmanbaria during Liberation War in 1971.
