Process of execution of convicts starts
The prison authorities have started the process of executing death sentence of five detained convicts in Bangabandhu murder case.
The process began since the authorities were not yet officially informed of any move to file review petitions against their conviction and death penalty, the inspector general (prisons) said yesterday.
But the authorities would suspend the execution process if the convicts can show any court order staying the process, IG (prisons) Brig Gen Ashraful Islam Khan told journalists after meeting the law minister at his office.
The five prisoners in death row are Syed Farooq Rahman, Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, Bazlul Huda, AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed and Mohiuddin Ahmed.
Meanwhile, Abdullah Al Mamun, counsel for Bazlul Huda and AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed, told The Daily Star that lawyers for the five condemned prisoners have officially informed the authorities that review petitions would be filed with the Supreme Court.
"We sent notice to the registrar of Supreme Court and superintendent, jailer and deputy jailer of Dhaka Central Jail twice--on November 19 and December 22 last year-- informing them about filing of review petitions," he said.
The counsel also said they have collected written receipt of the notices.
And they would file review petitions by January 20.
The trial court on January 3 issued death warrants against the five condemned prisoners.
On November 19 last year, the SC confirmed the death sentence to a dozen convicts in the case, handed down by the trial court and upheld by the High Court. They include the five in condemned cells.
Of the others, one is dead and six are on the run.
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