Innocent WP man gets death sentence
Claims grand alliance
Local ruling grand alliance leaders and freedom fighters at a press conference yesterday claimed that Ali Khawaza MA Mazid, awarded capital punishment in a murder case five years ago, is innocent.
Mazid, presidium member of Workers Party of Bangladesh district unit and a freedom fighter, is suffering in Rajshahi Central Jail since being convicted in BNP leader Abdul Hamid Moru murder case in June 2006, they said. Moru was murdered on November 9, 2003.
The press conference was organised by lawmaker Fazle Hossain Badsha at a city restaurant.
Local leaders of former BNP-Jamaat government intentionally implicated Mazid in the case, producing false witnesses and influencing the court to get Mazid convicted, they added.
Badsha and Rajshahi Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton said they sent a prayer to the president seeking Mazid's clemency.
Mazid, his nephew Mohammad Boltu and upazila parishad member Abdus Shukur Ali were awarded with death and three others were given life term by Speedy Trial Tribunal of Rajshahi.
The leaders Mir Iqbal, Shams-uz Zoha, Liakat Ali Liku, Muktijoddha Sangsad district unit Commander Saidur Rahman and city unit Commander Abdul Mannan were present.
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