Law Minister Shafique Ahmed talking to journalists at his Secretariat office after Supreme Court verdict Tuesday.
Both the law minister and attorney general have said there is no scope for convicts tried under International Crimes (Tribunals) Act, 1973 to file petitions with the Supreme Court seeking review of its verdict.
Their comments came after the counsels of war crimes convict Abdul Quader Mollah told the media that the Jamaat leader would seek review of SC Appellate Division verdict within 30 days after getting the full text of the judgement.
When journalists pointed this out before Attorney General Mahbubey Alam, he said categorically that the International Crimes Tribunal Act-1973 does not allow a war convict to file an appeal against a SC verdict.
Talking to journalists later, Law Minister Shafique Ahmed said the
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam talks to reporters on Supreme Court premises Tuesday after the apex court awarded death penalty to Jamaat leader Abdul Qauder Mollah for his wartime offences.
International Crimes (Tribunals) Act, 1973 has no provision that allows a convict to file petition seeking review of SC verdicts.
Mollah, however, can seek mercy from the president to save his neck confessing his offence, the minister said.
The apex court delivered its verdict after examining all the relevant documents and evidence and there is no scope to raise any
question about this verdict, Shafique said.
The verdict has fulfilled the nation’s expectations, he opined.
Source: The Daily Star
