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Bangladesh top court acquits Islamist leader on death row: lawyer
- Bangladesh's top court overturned the conviction of A.T.M. Azharul Islam, a leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, who had been on death row since 2014 for crimes against humanity.
- The Supreme Court acquitted Islam of charges related to the 1971 independence war from Pakistan and ordered his release after he had been in custody since 2012.
- Shishir Monir, Islam's lawyer, stated that he was 'fortunate' because five other leaders had already been executed.
- Monir described the executed leaders as 'the victims of judicial killings.
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Muhammad Yunus calls for peace in Asia but silent on Bangladesh freeing 1971 war crimes convict
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Bangladesh top court acquits JI leader
Bangladesh's top court on Tuesday overturned a conviction against a key leader of Jamaat-e-Islami, who had been on death row since being sentenced under the regime ousted last year. ATM Azharul Islam and who has been in custody since 2012, was acquitted of crimes against humanity by the Supreme Court, which ordered his release. Islam, who was born in 1952, was among six senior political leaders convicted during the tenure of Sheikh Hasina, whose…
On Tuesday, 27 May, Bangladesh's Supreme Court acquitted an Islamist leader sentenced to death under former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Azharul Islam, one of the leading leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh's largest Islamist party, will be released after 13 years of detention and years on death row.
Jamaat's ATM, on death row for 1971 war crimes, acquitted in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Supreme Court acquitted Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam, who was handed a death sentence in a 1971 war crimes case. He was accused of killing over 1,200 people and raping 13 women. In a separate case, a Bangladesh court acquitted a journalist accused of plotting to kill Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the son of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Bangladesh top court acquits Islamist leader on death row
Bangladesh's top court on Tuesday overturned a conviction against a key leader of the country's main Islamist party, who had been on death row since being sentenced under the regime ousted last year. A.T.M. Azharul Islam, from the Jamaat-e-Islami party, and who has been in custody since 2012, was acquitted of crimes against humanity by the Supreme Court, which ordered his release. Islam, who was born in 1952, was among six senior political leade…
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