Staff Correspondent, Published: 2015-11-18 23:35:16.0
After the Supreme Court has upheld the death sentences of war criminals Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, the jail authorities will now ask them if they intend to seek presidential pardon.\
Print Friendly and PDFRelated Stories'Innocent' Mujahid 'not to seek mercy'No legal bar to execution: AGWe’ve lost, that’s it: DefenceDeath beckons Mujahid, Salauddin QuaderIf they do not seek presidential clemency or if the president rejects their pleas, the jail authorities will fix the date for the executions, Law Minister Anisul Huq said on Wednesday evening.Referring to the Rule No. 991 of the Jail Code, he said, "They will be asked if they wish to file mercy petitions. If they say yes, they will be given the time required to file them."The Jail Code says the time will be seven days. But the verdicts say the Jail Code will not be applicable," he said.File PhotoFile Photo"My explanation is - there is no need to wait for seven days. In accordance with the formalities, they will be asked very soon whether they will file mercy petitions. The jail authorities will fix the dates following their answer," he added.After the Supreme Court rejected the review petitions of BNP leader Chowdhury and Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mujahid earlier in the day, their lawyer Khandaker Mahbub Hossain said the execution 'fully' depended on the government.Mujahid's brother Faridpur Jamaat leader Ali Afzal Mohammad Khales said his brother would not seek the president's pardon.Chowdhury's family members did not comment on the issue.His son Hummam Quader Chowdhury said the family would contact the jail authorities on Thursday to meet his father.Mujahid's son Ali Ahmed Abrar also said, "Our lawyers and I want to visit my father regularly. We want to know his view on the case."The law minister said he would meet Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and Inspector General of Prisons Brigadier General Syed Iftekhar Uddin to clarify legal issues related to the executions."The full copy [of the review verdict] was sent to the jail authorities before the execution of Kamaruzzaman. We will discuss whether the process will be similar in these cases. We'll wait until then," Huq said.Speaking about the mode of the execution, the law minister said the International Crimes Tribunal has rules allowing the adoption of any method considered appropriate."The Code of Criminal Procedures says when a person is tried under this law and is given capital punishment, he or she will have to hang until death. Nothing like that is stated here (in ICT law). It depends on how we want it." he said.Citing the options to appeal and seek a review of the sentences issued by the ICT, the law minister said the trial was 'transparent'."Such a transparent process to try war crimes or crimes against humanity has never been held before. We have reached a verdict after giving the convicts the scope to defend themselves," he said."We have obeyed the laws and ensured rights. Never before in the world has there been such transparency in war crimes trials.”He also said the authorities were set to strictly follow legal formalities.
Published: 2015-11-18 23:35:16.0 BdST
After the Supreme Court has upheld the death sentences of war criminals Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, the jail authorities will now ask them if they intend to seek presidential pardon.\
Print Friendly and PDFRelated Stories'Innocent' Mujahid 'not to seek mercy'No legal bar to execution: AGWe’ve lost, that’s it: DefenceDeath beckons Mujahid, Salauddin QuaderIf they do not seek presidential clemency or if the president rejects their pleas, the jail authorities will fix the date for the executions, Law Minister Anisul Huq said on Wednesday evening.Referring to the Rule No. 991 of the Jail Code, he said, "They will be asked if they wish to file mercy petitions. If they say yes, they will be given the time required to file them."The Jail Code says the time will be seven days. But the verdicts say the Jail Code will not be applicable," he said.File PhotoFile Photo"My explanation is - there is no need to wait for seven days. In accordance with the formalities, they will be asked very soon whether they will file mercy petitions. The jail authorities will fix the dates following their answer," he added.After the Supreme Court rejected the review petitions of BNP leader Chowdhury and Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mujahid earlier in the day, their lawyer Khandaker Mahbub Hossain said the execution 'fully' depended on the government.Mujahid's brother Faridpur Jamaat leader Ali Afzal Mohammad Khales said his brother would not seek the president's pardon.Chowdhury's family members did not comment on the issue.His son Hummam Quader Chowdhury said the family would contact the jail authorities on Thursday to meet his father.Mujahid's son Ali Ahmed Abrar also said, "Our lawyers and I want to visit my father regularly. We want to know his view on the case."The law minister said he would meet Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and Inspector General of Prisons Brigadier General Syed Iftekhar Uddin to clarify legal issues related to the executions."The full copy [of the review verdict] was sent to the jail authorities before the execution of Kamaruzzaman. We will discuss whether the process will be similar in these cases. We'll wait until then," Huq said.Speaking about the mode of the execution, the law minister said the International Crimes Tribunal has rules allowing the adoption of any method considered appropriate."The Code of Criminal Procedures says when a person is tried under this law and is given capital punishment, he or she will have to hang until death. Nothing like that is stated here (in ICT law). It depends on how we want it." he said.Citing the options to appeal and seek a review of the sentences issued by the ICT, the law minister said the trial was 'transparent'."Such a transparent process to try war crimes or crimes against humanity has never been held before. We have reached a verdict after giving the convicts the scope to defend themselves," he said."We have obeyed the laws and ensured rights. Never before in the world has there been such transparency in war crimes trials.”He also said the authorities were set to strictly follow legal formalities.
Published: 2015-11-18 23:35:16.0 BdST
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