Former BNP minister Abdul Alim has been found guilty in three charges of crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.
Verdict was available in six charges around midday Wednesday.
The charges are: attack on a family in Panchbibi Haat and deportation, 370 Hindus gunned down in Koroi Kadi, and murder of nine civilians at Bakul Tala of Koktara.
The update was available around midday during the summary read out of the 191-page verdict.
He was found not guilty in charge 3, murder of 22 Musmlims, and charges 4 and 5 where the prosecution could not produce witnesses.
The International Crimes Tribunal began reading out the war crimes verdict of former BNP minister Abdul Alim in the morning.
Justice Obaidul Hassan-led Tribunal 2 began reading the summary of the 191 page verdict after assuming chair at 10:50am.
This is the eight verdict of crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.
Abdul Alim, clad in white lungi and fatua, was sitting on his wheelchair. His son was also present at the court room.
Justice Hassan made an observation before reading out the verdict. “People comment a lot after the judgement.”
He requested all to read the full text of the verdict and understand it entirely before making a comment. “Otherwise the judiciary is affected.”
The court room was crowded but not to the extent observed in previous verdicts.
Citing capacity problems of Tribunal 2 court room, the verdict session is taking place at the Tribunal 1 court room.
Earlier, Alim was brought to the tribunal premises at 10:35am. He was being kept at the tribunal cell before taken to court.
Meanwhile, the tribunal premises was covered in a tight security blanket. It seemed that more law enforcers were deployed compared to earlier occasions.
A crowd had gathered to witness the verdict.
Individuals in the likes of Nasiruddin Yusuf Bachchu, Kazi Arif, Shahidul Haque Mama and Bichchu Jalal were present among them.
They were hoping for capital punishment.
The International Crimes Tribunal was set up in 2010.
In January, absconding Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abul Kalam Azad, alias Bachchu Razakar, was sentenced to die.
In February 5, Jamaat’s Assistant Secretary General Abdul Quader Molla was sentenced for life before the Appellate Division overruled the sentence to death in September.
In February 28, Jamaat leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee was sent to the gallows.
In May, Jamaat’s Assistnat Secretary General Mohammad Kamaruzzaman was also sentenced to walk to the gallows.
The fifth verdict in July 15 saw Jamaat guru Ghulam Azam sentenced to 90-year prison time.
Two days later on July 17, Jamaat’s Assistant Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujaheed was sentenced to death in the sixth verdict.
Lately in October, BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury was sentenced to death for his role during 1971.