Demos for and against life sentence for Jamaat-e-Islami leader
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(17 Sep 2013) Protesters took
(17 Sep 2013) Protesters took to the streets of Dhaka on Tuesday, after Bangladesh's Supreme Court sentenced a leader of an opposition political party to death for committing crimes against humanity during the nation's 1971 independence war against Pakistan.
The Jamaat-e-Islami party leader, Abdul Quader Mollah, was found guilty by a special war crimes tribunal in February and sentenced to life in prison.
That sentence was appealed by both the defence and prosecution.
On Tuesday, a five-member panel headed by Chief Justice M. Muzammel Hossain ruled that Mollah be put to death for his role during the war.
The panel found him guilty of ordering the killing of a family of four during a Pakistani army crackdown in Dhaka in March 1971.
Hours after the verdict, Mollah's party said it would enforce a 48-hour general strike beginning on Wednesday across the country to denounce the ruling.
Meanwhile, local TV stations reported clashes between Jamaat-e-Islami activists and police in the capital, Dhaka, and in several other towns.
In Dhaka, police detained at least five activists from the party when they clashed with security officials, Bangla Vision TV station said.
The ruling Awami League and its allies welcomed the verdict, with a separate protest taking place in Dhaka to welcome the ruling.
Mollah and his supporters say the case against him is politically motivated.
Several other top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami have been convicted of similar charges.
The earlier sentence against Mollah led to protests across the country by his supporters as well as those who said the sentence was too lenient.
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The Jamaat-e-Islami party leader, Abdul Quader Mollah, was found guilty by a special war crimes tribunal in February and sentenced to life in prison.
That sentence was appealed by both the defence and prosecution.
On Tuesday, a five-member panel headed by Chief Justice M. Muzammel Hossain ruled that Mollah be put to death for his role during the war.
The panel found him guilty of ordering the killing of a family of four during a Pakistani army crackdown in Dhaka in March 1971.
Hours after the verdict, Mollah's party said it would enforce a 48-hour general strike beginning on Wednesday across the country to denounce the ruling.
Meanwhile, local TV stations reported clashes between Jamaat-e-Islami activists and police in the capital, Dhaka, and in several other towns.
In Dhaka, police detained at least five activists from the party when they clashed with security officials, Bangla Vision TV station said.
The ruling Awami League and its allies welcomed the verdict, with a separate protest taking place in Dhaka to welcome the ruling.
Mollah and his supporters say the case against him is politically motivated.
Several other top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami have been convicted of similar charges.
The earlier sentence against Mollah led to protests across the country by his supporters as well as those who said the sentence was too lenient.
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