War crimes: Bangladesh court imposes death sentence on Jamaat-e-Islami leader

Abdul Quader Mollah was found guilty of murder, rape and torture by the tribunal.


Reuters September 17, 2013
Abdul Quader Mollah has been found guilty of murder, rape and torture by the tribunal. PHOTO: REUTERS

DHAKA/ BANGLADESH: Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced a top leader to death for war crimes during the country's 1971 war, rejecting an earlier life sentence imposed by a war crimes tribunal.

The tribunal found Abdul Quader Mollah, assistant secretary general of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, guilty of murder, rape and torture on the February 5.

The life sentence imposed at the time triggered protests by people hoping he would get the death penalty.

In response to such protests, Bangladesh's parliament amended a law to allow the state to appeal any verdict reached in the war crimes trials deemed inadequate.

More than 100 people have been killed in protests and counter-protests since January, when the tribunal set up by the government delivered its first verdict.

COMMENTS (18)

Dipto Islam | 10 years ago | Reply It took 42 years for the fallen martyrs to get justice. Although too late, justice is finally delivered. The reasons it took long were many. Most important one was that the military dictators who reigned after 1975 found it politically beneficial to let these war criminals operate again as they were too harshly in opposition with Awami League and dictators were facing challenge from Awami League. Besides international sympathizes of these war criminals supported them with all resources possible, least to mention money, with which they influenced people in key positions.
cleaner | 10 years ago | Reply

from 1971 war crimes, what took them so long to sentence this guy to death??

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