The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has fixed June 16 for delivering its verdict on an appeal filed by Jamaat leader Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mujahid, challenging his death penalty.
The four-member Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha passed the order on Wednesday afternoon.
On July 17 last year, International Crimes Tribunal 2 awarded the death penalty to Jamaat leader Mujaheed for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War.
He received death penalties in two cases filed for abetting and facilitating the killing of intellectuals during the Liberation War and participating in and facilitating the murder of nine Hindu civilians in Faridpur.
On August 11 last year, Mujahid filed an appeal with the Appellate Division against his capital punishment.
On April 29, the SC started the appeal hearing of the condemned prisoner for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War.
