Ghulam Azam paroled for sister's janaza

Former Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Ghulam Azam, who has been detained in war crimes cases, was released on parole for three hours to attend the namaz-e-janaza of his sister yesterday.
Tajul Islam, a senior member of Ghulam Azam's defence team, said Ghulam Azam was released from the prison cell of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital (BSMMU) at 6:20pm.
He attended the namaz-e-janaza in front of his sister's house in the capital's Moghbazar area, and left for BSMMU around 7:45pm, he said.
Home ministry granted the parole to Ghulam Azam for attending the funeral of his younger sister Jannat Ara who died yesterday.
On January 11, Ghulam Azam was sent to jail after the International Crimes Tribunal rejected his bail prayer for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during the country's Liberation War in 1971.
On May 13, the tribunal-1 indicted the former ameer of Jamaat with five charges of crimes against humanity.
The charges against Ghulam Azam include involvement in murder and torture of unarmed people; and conspiracy, planning, incitement and complicity to commit genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1971 war.