Final verdict read out to Mir Quasem Ali
The full verdict of the apex court against death row war criminal Mir Quasem Ali has been read out to him at Kashimpur jail in Gazipur.
He has sought time to take decision over seeking presidential clemency.
Confirming the matter, Prashanta Kumar Banik, Jail Super of Kashimpur Central Jail-2, said that, the review verdict was read out to Mir Quasem on Wednesday at 7.30am.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the death penalty for Jamaat-e -Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali for his crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.