Law Adviser: Azharul Acquitted After Being Proven Innocent
Law adviser Asif Nazrul has said that Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam was acquitted of the death sentence in a case related to crimes against humanity during the Liberation War, as he has been proven innocent.
Nazrul shared his reaction in a Facebook post at 11:26 am on Tuesday, shortly after the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court acquitted Azhar, who had previously been sentenced to death for crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation War.
"The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, led by the Chief Justice, unanimously granted the review petition filed by Azharul against his previous conviction," he wrote.
"In today’s verdict, the court overturned both the International Crimes Tribunal’s judgment that sentenced him to death and the earlier verdict by the Appellate Division that had upheld that sentence," he added.
Nazrul further stated, "The credit for creating the opportunity for justice to prevail goes to the fearless leadership of the July mass movement. Now, it is the responsibility of all of us to protect this opportunity."
