Bangladesh Islamic party leader Delwar Hossain Sayeedi to die
DHAKA, Feb. 28-In a much awaited verdict, a Bangladeshi tribunal on Thursday handed death sentence to Islamic party leader accused of committing 1971 war crimes. Sayeedi was accused of working with the Al-Badr group during the independence struggle and carrying out numerous atrocities, including forcibly converting Hindus to Islam.
Since his arrest, the tribunal disposed of a number of bail petitions. Responding to a prayer by Sayedee’s counsel, the court directed the authorities to ensure better treatment of the accused in the hospital and for providing him with “health friendly” transport during his movement between the jail, the tribunal and the hospital.The tribunal suffered its big jolt when the judge presiding over the ICT-1 resigned last month after the British magazine The Economist reported that it received e-mails and Skype conversations between the judge and Ahmed Ziauddin, a Bengali citizen who resides in Belgium from an unknown source.His critics say that during the war he formed a small group to loot and seize the property of Bengali Hindus and those who supported independence.who have been taking to the streets since Feb. 5 demanding capital punishment for the war criminals, expressed their jubilation over the tribunal verdict .
Lawyers for the defendant boycotted the tribunal during the verdict. Comments from Sayedee´s lawyers were not immediately available, but he had previously denied the allegations and said the charges were politically motivated.Islamic party, a key ally of the country's main opposition party, denies committing atrocities and says the charges are politically motivated. It has called a general strike on Thursday to protest Sayedee's expected conviction.
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DHAKA, Feb. 28-In a much awaited verdict, a Bangladeshi tribunal on Thursday handed death sentence to Islamic party leader accused of committing 1971 war crimes. Sayeedi was accused of working with the Al-Badr group during the independence struggle and carrying out numerous atrocities, including forcibly converting Hindus to Islam.
Since his arrest, the tribunal disposed of a number of bail petitions. Responding to a prayer by Sayedee’s counsel, the court directed the authorities to ensure better treatment of the accused in the hospital and for providing him with “health friendly” transport during his movement between the jail, the tribunal and the hospital.The tribunal suffered its big jolt when the judge presiding over the ICT-1 resigned last month after the British magazine The Economist reported that it received e-mails and Skype conversations between the judge and Ahmed Ziauddin, a Bengali citizen who resides in Belgium from an unknown source.His critics say that during the war he formed a small group to loot and seize the property of Bengali Hindus and those who supported independence.who have been taking to the streets since Feb. 5 demanding capital punishment for the war criminals, expressed their jubilation over the tribunal verdict .
Lawyers for the defendant boycotted the tribunal during the verdict. Comments from Sayedee´s lawyers were not immediately available, but he had previously denied the allegations and said the charges were politically motivated.Islamic party, a key ally of the country's main opposition party, denies committing atrocities and says the charges are politically motivated. It has called a general strike on Thursday to protest Sayedee's expected conviction.
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