Bangladesh: Suspend Death Sentence of War Crimes Accused

(New York) – The Bangladesh Supreme Court’s rejection on April 6, 2015, of the death penalty review petition for Muhammed Kamaruzzaman permits his imminent execution despite a seriously flawed trial, Human Rights Watch said today. Kamaruzzaman, a leader of the Jamaat-e-Islaami party, was convicted of war crimes committed during Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence. The authorities should immediately stay Kamaruzzaman’s death sentence pending an independent review of his case. For full statement: http://www.hrw.org/news/2015/04/06/bangladesh-suspend-death-sentence-war-crimes-accused