Expectation not fulfilled, says attorney general
Expressing dissatisfaction over the Supreme Court verdict in war crimes case against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam today said the judgement did not fulfill his expectation.
"I had expected that the apex court will uphold death sentence of Sayedee that International Crimes Tribunal-1 delivered," Alam said.
"But we did not get the judgement as per our expectation, I feel sorry," he added.
Asked if the defence can file any review petition against the SC verdict, the attorney general said "There is no scope for filing such petition as the trial was run under a special law," he added.
The SC today commuted the death sentence of Jamaat leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee to imprisonment till death for his crimes against humanity committed during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
Following the verdict, Sayedee has to serve in jail till his natural death, the attorney general said.
Asked whether Sayedee will be brought to normal cell of jail from condemned cell, he said, "If the jail authorities want to know my view, I will convey the SC judgement and then the jail authorities will take the steps”.
Sayedee's mask has been unveiled following the verdict though he presented himself as a very religious and innocent person, attorney general added.
"It has been proved now that Sayedee has forced people to convert religion and he was involved in raping and torturing women during the Liberation War in 1971," he said.
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