Mir Quasem’s review verdict on Tuesday

The Supreme Court fixed Tuesday to deliver its verdict on a petition filed by Mir Quasem Ali seeking review of its earlier verdict which upheld death penalty for him.

A five-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha fixed the date on Sunday after completing the hearing of the review appeal.

The Supreme Court started hearing a review petition at 9.30am filed by Mir Quasem on June 19.

In this petition, the 63-year-old Jamaat-e-Islami leader sought acquittal on all seven charges he was found guilty on.

On November 2, 2014, International Crimes Tribunal-2 handed down the capital punishment over crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Liberation War.

The Appellate Division upheld the verdict on March 8 this year and released the full text on June 6, hours after which ICT issued a death warrant.