Prosecutors at the International Crimes Tribunal want Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to get the death penalty instead of life sentences for crimes against humanity during the July Mass Uprising. The appeal got filed with the Supreme Court's Appellate Division, asking judges to upgrade their punishment on specific counts. Prosecutor Gazi MH Tamim confirmed the move but kept details under wraps until a press conference.
The tribunal already convicted both of them under superior command responsibility back in November, finding them guilty on multiple charges. They got life imprisonment on three counts and death sentences on three other counts. Former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun faced the same charges but only got five years because he cooperated with investigators.
The court also ordered all their property seized by the state and told authorities to compensate the families of people killed or injured during the uprising.
The tribunal already convicted both of them under superior command responsibility back in November, finding them guilty on multiple charges. They got life imprisonment on three counts and death sentences on three other counts. Former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun faced the same charges but only got five years because he cooperated with investigators.
The court also ordered all their property seized by the state and told authorities to compensate the families of people killed or injured during the uprising.
