DHAKA: The prosecution submitted an appeal at Supreme Court Appellate Division seeking death penalty of Abdul Jabbar, who was handed down jail-unto-death for war crimes.

Attorney General’s office filed the 378-page appeal on Wednesday showing ten reasons to sentence the former Jatiya Party leader to death.

Deputy Attorney General Bashir Ahmed confirmed the matter adding International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) didn’t sentenced Abdul Jabbar to death though five crimes were proved.

On February 24, the former Jatiya Party lawmaker was awarded jail until death on four charges of crimes against humanity committed during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.

ICT-1 led by its Chairman Justice Obaidul Hassan delivered its verdict today (Tuesday) against fugitive accused Abdul Jabbar, chairman of the then Mathbaria Thana unit of Peace Committee, an auxiliary force to the Pakistani occupation army.

On August 13, the tribunal framed five charges against the former Jatiya Party lawmaker.

The charges include killing 36, forcefully converting 200 Hindus to Islam, looting and torching 500 houses in several villages of the district.

The ICT-1 concluded the trial proceedings of Jabbar and kept the case waiting for verdict delivery on December 3.

A total of 24 witnesses have testified against the war crimes accused while none was brought in favour of him by the defence.

On December 3, the tribunal kept the case waiting for verdict after both the prosecution and the defence concluded their submissions.

Born on November 30, 1932 at Khetachira village of Pirojpur, Jabbar obtained BSc engineering degree and joined the politics of Muslim League. Later, he became an influential leader of the party.

BDST: 1928 HRS, MAR 25, 2015