The chief Jamaat counsel Abdur Razzaq has described sentencing former Jamaat chief Ghulam Azam for 90 years in jail as ‘unjust’ and said they will appeal against the ICT-1 verdict.
The first war crimes tribunal of Bangladesh found the Jamaat guru guilty of all five categories of crime – incitement, conspiracy, planning, abetment and failure to prevent murder – and delivered the verdict on Monday.
After the verdict, Barrister Abdur Razzaq said, “We are surprised and frustrated. Today is a black day for the law.”
He said they will appeal against the ‘unjust and emotionally driven verdict’. “We will definitely appeal. There is enough ground for that.”
In his immediate reaction, Ghulam Azam’s only witness, his son Abdullahil Aman Azmi said, “This verdict is unfair. We will appeal.”
He, however, said the he was ‘frustrated’ by the judgement but not ‘surprised’.
Azam had led Jamaat-e-Islami and pioneered anti-liberation efforts in 1971 by colluding with the Pakistani military junta of that time.
Shahbagh’s Ganajagaran Mancha rejected the verdict and announced to continue their demonstration for maximum punishment for the former Jamaat chief. Freedom Fighters have also rubbished the judgement as inadequate.
Source: Bd news24
