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Mujahid`s appeal argument ends

Nasim || risingbd.com

Published: 11:54, 26 May 2015   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Mujahid`s appeal argument ends

Convicted war criminal Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid

Staff Correspondent: The Appellate Division of Supreme Court on Tuesday has closed the hearing arguments primarily on hehalf of the convicted war criminal, Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, against his death sentence.

A four-member Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha ended the arguments today.

The other members of the bench are Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana, Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain and Justice Hassan Foyez Siddique.

The Attorney General Mahbubey Alam has started to put his points on behalf of the state. Later, the Court adjourned the appeal hearing till Wednesday.

Defence counsel Advocate SM Shahjahan and Khandaker Mahbub Hossain placed submission for Mujahid.

Earlier on April 29, May 4, 5, 6, 17 and 18, the lawyers of Mujahid readout the paper book of appeal hearing.

On July 17, 2013 he was punished as death by tribunal-1 for five crimes against humanity- killings of intellectuals, detention and torture. After the verdict he appealed to the High Court seeking acquittal on August 11 that year.

risingbd/ Dhaka/ May 26, 2015/ Mehedi/ Nasim/ Mahfuz

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