The defence of death row convict war criminal Muhammad Kamaruzzaman yesterday moved a plea with the Appellate Division, second time in a month, seeking four-week adjournment in the hearing on his review petition.
The apex court bench led by Chief Justice SK Sinha on March 9 set today for the hearing. The judge deferred the hearing allowing an adjournment petition filed by defence that showed personal difficulties of senior lawyer Khandker Mahbub Hossain.
Yesterday, Jamaat-e-Islami leader Kamaruzzaman’s lawyers submitted the time plea saying that Khandker Mahbub, also an adviser to the BNP chief, was physically ill and had been advised by his doctor to take rest.
Kamaruzzaman’s lawyers filed the petition on March 5 seeking review of the death penalty upheld by the Appellate Division on November 3 last year.
The full text of the Appellate Division judgement was released on February 18 and the International Crimes Tribunal the following day issued a warrant to execute the death sentence.