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BANGLADESH’S Supreme Court upheld yesterday the death sentence against an Islamist party leader for war crimes.
A four-member panel headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha dismissed the appeal by Jamaat-e-Islami secretary-general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed.
Mr Mohajeed was convicted of of five offences in 2013, including murder, abduction and torture — crimes he committed during Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence from Pakistan.
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said he was pleased with the ruling, but defence lawyer Khandaker Mahbub Hossain vowed to appeal.
Hours after the verdict, the Jamaat-e-Islami party said it would call a 24-hour general strike starting at 6am today.
The party, which opposed Bangladeshi independence and calls for reunification with Pakistan, was banned from standing in elections in 2013 following attacks on religious minorities.
