DHAKA: War criminal Muhammad Kamaruzzaman Thursday filed a review petition with the Supreme Court (SC) against its verdict that upheld his death penalty for his crimes against humanity in 1971.

SC Chamber Judge Hasan Foyez Siddique fixed Sunday for mentioning the day for hearing on the review.

Earlier in the morning, Kamaruzzaman’s lawyers filed the petition at department concerned of Supreme Court Appellate Division.

Defence counsel Advocate Shishir Muhommad Monir confirmed the matter to banglanews.

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 issued death warrant for Kamaruzzaman on February 19 after the apex court released full text of the verdict.

The tribunal sentenced Kamaruzzaman to death on May 9, 2013, for committing crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. Five out of seven charges were proved by the prosecution in the case.

Kamaruzzaman appealed against the judgment after a month.

The Apex Court handed down capital punishment to Kamaruzzaman for the massacre of Sherpur’s Sohagpur village, which has come to be widely known as “Bidhoba Palli,” or the village of widows, following a mass killing in 1971.

BDST: 1257/1550 HRS, MAR 05, 2015