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[QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 48124, member: 636"]
Bangladesh marks nine years since terrorists struck the Holey Artisan Bakery and murdered 22 innocent people. The attackers used guns and bombs to kill seven Japanese visitors, nine Italians, three locals, and one Indian guest. Two brave police officers died trying to save the hostages during the deadly siege. The brutal assault shocked the world and damaged the country's reputation abroad.

Police filed terrorism charges against the killers three days after the massacre rocked Gulshan neighborhood. A special court found seven members of the New Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh group guilty of the crimes. Judges sentenced Rakibul Hasan Regan and six other militants to death for their roles in the attack. The convicted terrorists faced execution for planning and carrying out the horrific assault.

The High Court changed the death sentences to life behind bars last year after reviewing the case. Two senior judges decided the killers should spend their remaining days in prison rather than face execution. The court explained that life imprisonment would deliver justice for the victims and their families. Six of the seven convicted men have asked the Supreme Court to overturn their convictions completely. Their lawyers filed appeals earlier this year seeking freedom from all charges related to the bakery attack.
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