DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) that held the trial of war criminal Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, received the verdict that rejected the Jamaat leader’s appeal to review his death sentence.

The verdict copy is also being sent to home ministry, Dhaka Central Jail and deputy commissioner of Dhaka. The copy will also be provided to the office of attorney general and the defendant lawyer.

After receiving the copy of the reviewed verdict, the jail authorities will ask Kamaruzzaman whether he will seek presidential mercy.

If he denies or president rejects his mercy petition, then the home ministry will fix the time for his execution and the jail authorities will execute him, said the Attorney General Mahabube Alam.

Earlier in the day, Chief Justice (CJ) SK Sinha and three other judges signed the copy of the Appellate Division's verdict on the review petition.

The other members included Justice Abdul Wahab Mia, Justice Hasan Foez Siddique and Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury.

On April 6, the Appellate Division rejected review petition of Jamaat assistant secretary general Muhammad Kamaruzzaman against its verdict that upheld the death penalty of him.

Earlier on March 5, Muhammad Kamaruzzaman filed the review petition with the Supreme Court against its verdict that upheld his death penalty for his crimes against humanity in 1971.

BDST: 1750 HRS, APR 08, 2015
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** Judges sign Kamaruzzaman verdict