Rajshahi war criminal Samad gets death

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has sentenced war criminal Abdus Samad alias Feroz Kha alias Musa to death for his involvement in crimes against humanity during the Liberation War.

A three-member panel of the ICT, headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam, passed the order on Tuesday. 

The prosecution has proved all four charges brought against the convict, the court said in its verdict. 

The convict will have an opportunity to appeal the verdict at the Supreme Court within a month.

Earlier on July 8, the tribunal kept the verdict awaiting.

A total of 15 prosecution witnesses testified in the case while the defence could not produce any witness to vouch for the innocence of the accused.

The tribunal indicted Musa, from Puthia of Rajshahi, on September 9, 2018. 

He had been shown arrested in the case on January 4, 2017.