Mojaheed files review plea

Jamaat secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed on Wednesday filed a petition seeking review of the Appellate Division verdict that upheld maximum punishment for his crimes against humanity.

Mojaheed`s counsels filed the plea this morning after meeting him at Dhaka Central Jail on Tuesday.

The defence sought his acquittal in the 38-page plea citing 32 grounds.

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 on July 17, 2013 sentenced Mojaheed to death. The Jamaat leader filed an appeal with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on August 12, 2013. On June 16, 2015, the Appellate Division delivered its judgement, upholding death for the Jamaat secretary general.

The Apex Court on September 30 released the full verdict and on October 1,the ICT issued death warrant against the Jamaat leader.