Kamaruzzaman to appeal to SC today for acquittal

The lawyer of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman will file an appeal with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today, challenging the death penalty handed down to him and seeking his acquittal, defence lawyer Tajul Islam told The Daily Star last night.
On May 9, the International Crimes Tribunal-2 sentenced Kamaruzzaman, one of the key organisers of the infamous Al Badr force, to death after finding him guilty of committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.
Tajul said, "We think, the judgment is not tenable in the eye of law. It's a wrong judgement. We will appeal to seek justice. We hope our appeal will be accepted and the judgement will be set aside.”
According to the relevant laws, a convict has the right to appeal against the verdict within 30 days of the pronouncement of the judgement.
The tribunal acquitted Kamaruzzaman, assistant secretary general of Jamaat, of two of the seven charges brought against him.
Additional Attorney General MK Rahman, who was chief coordinator of the prosecution team, told The Daily Star that the government would not file any appeal challenging the acquittal order on the two charges against Kamaruzzaman but would oppose the defence appeal.