Bangladesh top court acquits Islamist leader on death row: lawyer

Bangladesh top court acquits JI leader

Bangladesh's top court on Tuesday overturned a conviction against a key leader of Jamaat-e-Islami, who had been on death row since being sentenced under the regime ousted last year. ATM Azharul Islam and who has been in custody since 2012, was acquitted of crimes against humanity by the Supreme Court, which ordered his release. Islam, who was born in 1952, was among six senior political leaders convicted during the tenure of Sheikh Hasina, whose…

Bangladesh court acquits Jamaat leader

A.T.M. Azharul Islam, in custody since 2012, has been acquitted of crimes against humanity by the Supreme Court.

On Tuesday, 27 May, Bangladesh's Supreme Court acquitted an Islamist leader sentenced to death under former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Azharul Islam, one of the leading leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh's largest Islamist party, will be released after 13 years of detention and years on death row.

Jamaat's ATM, on death row for 1971 war crimes, acquitted in Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Supreme Court acquitted Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam, who was handed a death sentence in a 1971 war crimes case. He was accused of killing over 1,200 people and raping 13 women. In a separate case, a Bangladesh court acquitted a journalist accused of plotting to kill Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the son of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Bangladesh top court acquits Islamist leader on death row

Bangladesh's top court on Tuesday overturned a conviction against a key leader of the country's main Islamist party, who had been on death row since being sentenced under the regime ousted last year. A.T.M. Azharul Islam, from the Jamaat-e-Islami party, and who has been in custody since 2012, was acquitted of crimes against humanity by the Supreme Court, which ordered his release. Islam, who was born in 1952, was among six senior political leade…

Bangladesh Supreme Court frees Islamist leader sentenced to death for 1971 war crimes under  Sheikh Hasina's ousted regime

DHAKA, May 27 — Bangladesh’s top court on Tuesday overturned a conviction against a key leader of the country’s main Islamist party, who had been on death row since being sentenced under the regime ousted last year. A.T.M. Azharul Islam, from the Jamaat-e-Islami party, and who has been in custody since 2012, was acquitted of crimes against humanity by the Supreme Court, which ordered his release. Islam, who was born in 1952, was among six senior…