SC dismisses Ghulam Azam`s trial proceeding

Staff Correspondent: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday dismissed the trial proceeding of war crimes cases against the former Jamaat-e-Islami chief Ghulam Azam.

The apex court passed the dismissal order saying that the appeals of Ghulam Azam have become abated as the former Jamaat ameer has died.

The four-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha came up with the decision after a brief hearing from Attorney General Mahbubey Alam.

Ghulam Azam died at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in the capital at the age of 92 while serving 90-years` imprisonment for masterminding war crimes during the Liberation War.

On July 15 last year, the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) sentenced the Jamaat leader 90 years jail term due to his old age and poor health, even though the crimes are punishable by death.

Later on August 5 last year, Ghulam Azam filed an appeal with the SC seeking an overturn of his conviction and the jail sentence claiming the judgement was not a verdict at all in the eye of law.

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