A war tribunal in Dhaka has awarded death penalty to Bagerhat Razakar Sheikh Sirajul Haque alias Siraj Master and imprisonment until death to Khan Akram Hossain.
International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) 1 pronounced the judgement on Tuesday afternoon.
Siraj Master was sentenced to death in five charges while got acquittal in one charge. Three charges were brought against Akram Hossain. Among those, he was found guilty in one charge.
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In its observation, the tribunal said no punishment other than death can be proper for Siraj Master's horrific crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation War.
The three-member panel of ICT 1 headed by its Chairman Justice M Enayetur Rahim started reading the 133-page verdict against the Razakar duo around 11am Tuesday. The war criminals were brought to the tribunal around 9am.
They were indicted on November 5 last year on eight charges of crimes against humanity including genocide, murder, abduction and forceful conversion of Hindus into Islam in Bagerhat during the 1971 Liberation War.
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The other accused in the case is Khan Akram Hossain. The court earlier abated the third accused, Abdul Latif Talukder, from the charges as he died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on July 28.
The trio were indicted on November 5 last year on eight charges of crimes against humanity including genocide, murder, abduction and forceful conversion of Hindus into Islam.
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Siraj Master was known as Siraj Kosai during the war because of his brutality. He used to slit throats of the victims, after they had been shot by the razakars, to confirm their deaths. He was also a key associate of razakar founder AKM Yusuf during the war.
Of the charges, Siraj Kosai was indicted on four charges – for the killing of 600-700 Hindus in Rampal; 50 Hindus in Ranjitpur; abduction and killing of 19 people at Besargati and Kandapara; and the killing of seven people at Chulkathi.
Two common charges were brought against all of them – for the killing of 47 people while one each against Khan Akram and Latif.
