4 war criminals sentenced to death in Bangladesh
The International Crimes Tribunal sentenced four war criminals to death
The International Crimes Tribunal sentenced four war criminals to death on Sunday for their crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.
Md Amzad Hossain Mollah, Md Mahtab Biswas, Md Fasiar Rahman Mollah and Wahab Mollah are the convicts of this case.
A three-member bench of the International Crimes Tribunal passed the order. The three members are Justice Md Shahinur Islam, chairman of ICT, Justice Md Abu Ahmed Jamadar and Justice KM Hafizul Alam. The bench is headed by its chairman Justice Md Shahinur Islam.
The verdict began at 10:35am on Sunday. The tribunal fixed the date to pronounce the verdict against four accused in a case filed over crimes against humanity On June 21 and on May 11, arguments were completed against four accused.
According to the ICT, Md Amjad Hossain Mollah was arrested on May 22, 2017 but the other four were fleeing and Nowsher Biswas, another accused died.
According to the court, Md Amjad Hossain Mollah and his associates abducted Md Moinuddin, a resident of Bagherpara area of Jessore in 1971. They tortured him at local Razakar Camp and was killed there after three days. They also tortured Nowfel Uddin Biswas, Surat Ali Biswas and Moktar Biswas for helping freedom fighters in Liberation War.