Bangladesh war crimes tribunal on Thursday Feb 28,2013 handed down death penalty to a
top leader of fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami for "crimes against
humanity" during the 1971 liberation war against Pakistan, triggering
fierce clashes across the country that left at least 35 people dead.
Delwar Hossain Sayedee(73)vice-president of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), was sentenced to death after he was found guilty of eight counts out of 20 involving rape, mass killings and atrocities during the nine-month freedom war.
Delwar Hossain Sayedee is the third JI politician to be convicted by the Tribunal since the trial of war crimes suspects, mostly belonging to the Islamist group, began three years ago.
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Muslim-majority Bangladesh's largest Islamic bloc, was opposed to the 1971 liberation war when officially 3 million people were killed and 200,000 women were raped.
Note
In the first verdict in January, former Jamaat leader Abul Kalam Azad was sentenced to death on similar charges.
Another Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Mollah was sentenced to life in February for atrocities during the war.
Delwar Hossain Sayedee(73)vice-president of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), was sentenced to death after he was found guilty of eight counts out of 20 involving rape, mass killings and atrocities during the nine-month freedom war.
Delwar Hossain Sayedee is the third JI politician to be convicted by the Tribunal since the trial of war crimes suspects, mostly belonging to the Islamist group, began three years ago.
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Muslim-majority Bangladesh's largest Islamic bloc, was opposed to the 1971 liberation war when officially 3 million people were killed and 200,000 women were raped.
Note
In the first verdict in January, former Jamaat leader Abul Kalam Azad was sentenced to death on similar charges.
Another Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Mollah was sentenced to life in February for atrocities during the war.
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