A senior leader from the Jamaat-e-Islami party has been sentenced to death by a war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh, examining crimes committed during the country's 1971 independence war.
Abdus Subhan, 79 years old, is the ninth leader from Bangladesh's largest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, to be convicted since the tribunal was set up in 2010. He was found guilty of killing 400 villagers in northern Bangladesh during the war of independence from Pakistan.
One of the prosecutors, Sultan Mahmud, said, “We were able to prove the charges and Abdus Subhan has got maximum punishment”. However, Shishir Munir, a lawyer for Mr Subhan, said that an appeal would be made, adding, “we believe the tribunal has made errors of fact and law in deciding this case” .
The tribunal, which has faced criticism for failing to reach international standards, has so far handed down 16 verdicts. Critics accuse the ruling government of using the tribunal to attack opposition leaders. There have been no acquittals.
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Abdus Subhan, 79 years old, is the ninth leader from Bangladesh's largest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, to be convicted since the tribunal was set up in 2010. He was found guilty of killing 400 villagers in northern Bangladesh during the war of independence from Pakistan.
One of the prosecutors, Sultan Mahmud, said, “We were able to prove the charges and Abdus Subhan has got maximum punishment”. However, Shishir Munir, a lawyer for Mr Subhan, said that an appeal would be made, adding, “we believe the tribunal has made errors of fact and law in deciding this case” .
The tribunal, which has faced criticism for failing to reach international standards, has so far handed down 16 verdicts. Critics accuse the ruling government of using the tribunal to attack opposition leaders. There have been no acquittals.
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