Masood Sayedee, son of war criminal Delawar Hossain Sayedee, was all nervous in his seat in a corner of the Appellate Division yesterday. Continuously shaking legs and tapping on the back of the bench in front with his mobile phone, Masood was seen talking to himself. He looked at the clock in the courtroom from time to time. The judge had not yet arrived.
However, Masood became absolutely normal as the judge pronounced the verdict. Masood even flashed a smile. The sentence of imprisonment until death apparently pleased him.
The court session was supposed to start at 9am, but the judges arrived at 10:05am.
Masood Sayedee, who is also the upazila chairman of Zianagar in Pirozpur, sat in the fourth row of the defence benches along with lawyers.
A few of the lawyers shook hands with Masood after the verdict had been pronounced.
Masood then called someone on his mobile phone and left the courtroom.
Pleased inside the courtroom, Masood, however, expressed dissatisfaction outside.
“We did not get justice. We proved in papers that my father is not guilty. We will submit a review petition after getting the full judgement,” he told reporters.