Terming Nizami’s verdict as a historic one, Prosecutor Mohammad Ali has said this verdict has established the rule of law in the country.
The prosecutor made the comment while expressing reaction over the verdict on the tribunal premises on Wednesday afternoon.
He said: “Out of 16 charges, the Jamaat Ameer has been awarded death penalty under charges of 2,4,6, and 16 while under charges of 1,3,7, and 8, he was awarded life imprisonment.”
Asked about the delay of the verdict, Haider Ali, another prosecutor of the tribunal, said: “Media should not talk about judges without thinking so that the adjudication process does not get hampered.”
Asked about next step of the verdict, Prosecutor Turin Afroze said: “If the defense lawyers appeal on the verdict, then the tribunal can take its next step.”
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami has been sentenced to death for committing crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
Justice M Enayetur Rahim, chairman of the three-member International Crimes Tribunal 1, delivered the much-delayed verdict at 12:20pm on Wednesday.
