Dhaka Central Jail authorities have received the death warrants against convicted war criminals Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.
Jail Super Jahangir Alam told the Dhaka Tribune that they received the death warrants on Thursday afternoon.
He said: "The tribunal staffs entered the jail with the warrants at 3:05pm and left the jail premises at 3:17pm."
Earlier in the day, the International Crimes Tribunal issued death warrants for the convicted war criminals.
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The Supreme Court released the full text of verdicts in the appeal cases of war criminals on Wednesday.
Lawyers for the death row convicts will have a chance to file review petitions within 15 days from the publication of the full verdict.
Upon receiving the warrants, the jail authorities will read them out to the convicts. If the review petitions are disposed of and their death sentences are upheld, the convicts will have the opportunity to seek mercy from the president admitting the crimes and meet the family members.
So far, the government has executed two war criminals following legal procedures. They are Jamaat leaders Abdul Quader Molla and Muhammad Kamaruzzaman. The apex court earlier commuted the death penalty of another Jamaat leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee to imprisonment until death. None of the convicts admitted to committing the crimes.
