Quader Mollah Verdict
Death penalty sought
A number of organisations yesterday expressed disappointment and resentment at the International Crimes Tribunal's passing a life sentence on Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah and demanded that he be given the death penalty.
Mollah was convicted for committing crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
They said most charges against Quader Mollah were proved in court "beyond reasonable doubt", but International Crimes Tribunal-2 gave him "light punishment".
Sector Commanders Forum thinks that the verdict is not acceptable to the families of martyrs, freedom fighters, and the common people. The government should appeal against it.
Shamprodayikota-Jongibad Birodhi Mancha said, "The nation expected that the tribunal would deliver a verdict with due respect to the memories of the martyrs but they did not do that."
Similar reactions came from Workers Party of Bangladesh, Mahila Muktijoddha Sangsad, Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote, Sammilito Samajik Andolon, Jatiya Mahila Sangstha, Bangladesh Jubo Maitri Krishibid Institution Bangladesh, Bangladesh Islami Jote, Bangladesh Tariqat Federation, Jatiya Ganatantrik League, Bangladesh Nari Mukti Andolon, and Joybangla Sangskritik Jote.
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