DHAKA: The International Crime Tribunal has received the full verdict of the war crimes case involving senior Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee.

Appellate Division assistant Registrar Mehedi Hasan  delivered the coy to tribunal registrar’s  personal assistant Jahurul Islam on Sunday (January 3) noon.

Tribunal registrar office said after preparing death warrant on Sunday, the copy of full verdict will be sent to Dhaka Central Jail, Home Ministry and Dhaka District Administration. Law Ministry will also be informed about the verdict.

On December 31, 2015, the Supreme Court appellate division has released its 614-page full verdict in the appeal of war crimes convict Delwar Hossain Sayedee commuting the sentence to imprisonment until death.

Earlier the apex court, in its short order issued on September 17 in 2014, commuted Sayedee’s death penalty given by the International Crimes Tribunal to imprisonment until death.

On Feb 28 last year, the International Crimes Tribunal handed down death penalty to Sayedee’s for his involvement in crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.

Out of the 20 charges against him, Sayedee was given the capital punishment for two.

The charges are the murder of Ibrahim Kutti and Bisabali, and for setting fire to Hindu households in Pirojpur district in 1971.

Six other charges were also proven beyond doubt but no sentence was given separately.

BDST: 1456 HRS, JAN 3, 2016
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