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| Death penalty sought for Mojaheed |
| 2013-05-17 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] Wrapping up its closing arguments in the war crimes case against Jamaat-e-Islami ... The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, the prosecution yesterday sought capital punishment for the accused. "Nothing but the death penalty would be appropriate for such a devil [Mojaheed]," Prosecutor Tureen Afroz told the International Crimes Tribunal-2 at the end of the prosecution arguments. The three-member tribunal led by Justice Obaidul Hassan with members Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Judge Md Shahinur Islam fixed May 22 for hearing the defence's closing arguments. The prosecution would get their chance to reply if they feel it necessary after the defence's closing arguments. The tribunal, as per relevant laws, would set a date for delivering a verdict in the case after hearing closing arguments by both the prosecution and the defence. Mojaheed, a former technocrat minister of the last BNP-led four-party alliance government, was indicted on seven charges, which include murders, genocide and conspiracy to kill intellectuals during the Liberation War in 1971. |
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