DHAKA: The hearing on whether convicted war criminal Quader Mollah to be allowed filing review petition resumed on 09:15am Thursday in the full bench of appellate division of the Supreme Court .

The hearing is underway in the five-member full bench led by Chief Justice M Mojammel Hossen.

 The other judges are Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, Justice Abdul Oyahhab Miah, Justice Hasan Foyej Siddiqi and Justice AHM shamsuddin Choudhwry.

Defense lawyer Barrister Abdur Razzak started the hearing for the convicted war criminal Quader Mollah.

Earlier on Wednesday the Supreme Court adjourned till Thursday the hearing.

Earlier in the morning, the hearing on the stay order in the execution of Jamaat leader Quader Mollah, convicted in war crime cases was held in the full bench of appellate division of Supreme Court.

On Tuesday night, Supreme Court Chamber Judge Syed Mahmud Hossain stayed the execution of Quader Mollah till 10:30am Wednesday.

MK Rahman, also the coordinator of International Crimes tribunal (ICT) prosecutions, said, “We did not receive any notice regarding the move of the defense counsels that they were going to appeal seeking a stay order on Mollah’s execution though we are the appellate authority of ICT.”

“However, the court can give order on its own and we will fight in the court,” He added.

Earlier, the state Attorney General Advocate Mahbubey Alam also expressed astounded to banglanews as he was not informed about the stay order.

He said, “No state counsel was present at the chamber judge’s house when he heard the petition of Mollah’s counsels.”

Earlier on Tuesday, State Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shamsul Haque Tuku categorically said Jamaat leader Quader Mollah, convicted in war crimes cases, and would be executed at 12.01pm night.

The minister came up with the assertion while talking to journalists at the residence of State Minister for Law Advocate Quamrul Islam at Mintoo Road in the city in evening.

BDST: 0936 HRS, DEC 12 , 2013
Edited by: Rubaiat Saky, Senior Newsroom Editor