The International Crimes Tribunal today sentenced four war criminals to death for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.
The convicts are Md Amzad Hossain Mollah, Wahab Mollah, Md Mahtab Biswas and Md Fasiar Rahman Mollah.
A three-member bench of the International Crimes Tribunal, headed by its Chairman Justice Md Shahinur Islam, passed the order. The other two members of the tribunal are Justice Md Abu Ahmed Jamadar and Justice KM Hafizul Alam.
This is the tribunal`s 52nd verdict. The verdict began at 10:35am. The justices read out the 169-page verdict.
At the time of the verdict, the only arrested accused in the case, Md Amjad, was present at the court.
On June 21, the tribunal fixed the date to announce the verdict against the four accused. On May 11, arguments were completed against the four accused, including Amjad of Bagherpara in Jashore.
Amjad was arrested in the case on May 22, 2017. The other convicts are absconding. However, one of them, Nowsher Biswas, died.
According to the case statement, Amjad and his associates abducted Md Moinuddin of Bagherpara area in the Bangla month of Bhadra in 1971, taking him to Premchhara Razakar Camp where he was killed after three days of torture.
They were also accused of torturing and killing Dr Nowfel Uddin Biswas, Surat Ali Biswas and Moktar Biswas for assisting freedom fighters during the Liberation War.
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