SC upholds SQ Chy`s death

Staff Correspondent: The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the death penalty of BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury for his crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.

A four-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha passed the verdict on Wednesday morning.

The apex court acquitted Salauddin Quader from charge no 7 in which the tribunal sentenced him to 20 years in jail. The top court also upheld Salauddin Quader`s conviction in other charges.

On October 1, 2013, The International Crimes Tribunal-1 found Salauddin guilty of nine of the 23 charges brought against him of his wartime offences.

The tribunal handed him death penalty on four charges, 20 years in jail for three charges and five years in jail for two other charges.

The BNP leader on October 29, 2013 appealed to the SC against the verdict seeking acquittal of all charges.

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