Mojaheed to seek review of his death sentence

Condemned war criminal Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed will file a petition with the Supreme Court seeking review of its judgement that had upheld his death penalty for killing intellectuals during the 1971 Liberation War, one of his counsels said yesterday.

The review petition will be filed by October 15, Advocate Shishir Manir said after he along with four other lawyers had met with Mojaheed at Dhaka Central Jail yesterday morning.

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday released it full verdict in Mojaheed's case and the International Crimes Tribunal, where the Jamaat leader was tried for 1971's crimes, issued execution warrant on the following day.